The alarm of a patient's infusion delivery system is sounding. The nurse should assess for which conditions? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Air in the line
2. Occlusion of the tubing
3. Infusion complete
4. Wrong fluid being infused
5. Free flow
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: The infusion pump detects the presence of air in the fluid pathway of the set.
Rationale 2: Infusion pumps detect disruptions of flow above the catheter and resistance to flow below the device.
Rationale 3: The preset volume limit has been reached, which sounds the alarm.
Rationale 4: There is no alarm to indicate that the wrong intravenous fluid is infusing.
Rationale 5: The device detects rapid infusion of fluid and sounds the alarm.
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