When a patient has been receiving sodium nitroprusside for 1 week, the nurse should be alert for:
1. sudden hypertension from the accumulation of sodium nitroprusside.
2. cyanide poisoning from the prolonged use of sodium nitroprusside.
3. thiocyanate accumulation, evidenced by disorientation and delirium.
4. the development of infection at the arterial line insertion side.
Correct Answer: 3
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