In an Assessment of a Patient Who Has Been Receiving

question 10

Multiple Choice

In an assessment of a patient who has been receiving intravenous (IV) fluids for the last 6 hours,the nurse finds that the pulse is now bounding,the blood pressure is more than 15 mm Hg higher than the last reading,and pedal edema has developed.The nurse evaluates these signs as associated with:

• A) Infiltration of the IV site
• B) Vascular fluid volume excess
• C) Pulmonary air embolism
• D) Phlebitis of the leg veins

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