The provider's prescription reads, "Administer 5% dextrose solution with normal saline (D5/NS) intravenously now.". Which should the nurse implement next?
1. Infuse a bolus of D5/NS to the client now.
2. Regulate IV infusion pump at 125 ml/hour.
3. Call the provider to clarify the prescription.
4. Perform venipuncture with a butterfly needle.
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3. The only recourse for the nurse is to clarify the prescription because it is incom-plete.
1. The nurse cannot set the infusion pump at 125 ml/hr because the rate is not deter-mined.
2. The nurse cannot infuse a bolus because the rate and amount are not determined.
4. The nurse uses a butterfly needle for short-term infusions because it is associated with infiltration and dislodgement.
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