Which Precaution Is Most Important for the Nurse to Teach

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which precaution is most important for the nurse to teach a patient who is receiving intravenous (IV) drug therapy?

• A) "Turn on your call light if the IV machine starts to beep for any reason."
• B) "Do not use the arm that has the IV running in it for any reason whatsoever."
• C) "Call me immediately if you start to feel any pain or burning in the arm with the IV."
• D) "If you think the IV is running too slowly, just push the up-arrow button on the machine once or twice."

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