A client had a 1000-mL bag of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium ch…
A client had a 1000-mL bag of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride hung at 1500 at a rate of 80 mL/hr. . The nurse, making rounds at 1545, finds that the client is complaining of a pounding headache, is dyspneic with chills, is apprehensive, and has an increased pulse rate. The intravenous (IV) bag has 400 mL remaining. The nurse should take which of the following actions first?
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A confused elderly patient exhibits restlessness, a decrease in urinary output, dry, sticky oral mucous membranes, and elevated serum sodium level of 156 mEq/L (Normal range 135 mEq/L to 145 mEq/L). The nurse knows that the physician would be most likely to order which of the following:
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