The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Continuous

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with a continuous intravenous infusion of 0.9% normal saline with 40 mEq of potassium chloride added to each liter.During a routine hourly check of the infusion,the nurse discovers that 4 hours of fluid has infused in the past 1 hour.The nurse's first action should be to:

A) notify the primary care provider.
B) assess the patient.
C) reduce the infusion rate.
D) notify the charge nurse.