When performing a piggyback infusion, the nurse lowers the container of primary solution ~10 in. below the height of the secondary solution. Which of the following reasons explains the nurse's action?
A) Instills secondary infusion within specified time
B) Uses gravity to infuse the secondary medication
C) Regulates the rate of medicate infusion
D) Prevents separation from the port
B
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Lowering the primary solution container ~10 in. below the height of the secondary solution uses gravity to infuse the secondary medication solution rather than the primary solution. Instilling the secondary infusion within the specified time is done by checking the drop factor on the package of secondary tubing and calculating the rate for infusion. The nurse does not regulate the rate of infusion by means of raising or lowering the secondary bag.
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