The Client Has Orders for the Administration of IV Fluid

question 18

Multiple Choice

The client has orders for the administration of IV fluid at a "keep vein open" rate in preparation for administration of IV antibiotics starting at noon. When the nurse goes to the room to start the IV, the Assistant in Nursing (AIN) is preparing to bathe the client. What should the nurse do?

• A) Give the AIN permission to skip the client's bath for today.
• B) Ask the AIN to notify the nurse as soon as the bath is completed.
• C) Let the AIN start the bath on the opposite side of where the nurse will be starting the IV.
• D) Instruct the AIN to wait until the IV is started then bathe the client.

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