The nurse should warm intravenous fluids when a rapid infuser is being utilized to prevent which complication?
1. Hemorrhagic shock
2. Hypothermia
3. Sepsis
4. Cardiogenic shock
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Rationale 1: Hemorrhagic shock is caused by a loss of cells or blood volume and is not a result of infusing fluids too quickly.
Rationale 2: Hypothermia can result when providing room temperature fluids at a faster pace than the body can warm them.
Rationale 3: Bacterial contamination can be avoided by sterile technique, and sepsis is not caused by the rate or temperature of the fluid being administered.
Rationale 4: Cardiogenic shock results from poor ventricular functioning, not from the temperature of the intravenous fluids being administered too rapidly.
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