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The Nurse Is Setting Up an Intravenous (IV)infusion on an Electronic

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The nurse is setting up an intravenous (IV) infusion on an electronic infusion pump for a patient recently admitted to the unit.After leaving the room,the pump alarms and reads high pressure.Which is the priority action by the nurse?


A) Resetting the pump to resume infusion
B) Asking the patient if the pump has been tampered with in any way
C) Assessing the IV site and the tubing for kinks or closed roller clamps
D) Discontinuing the patient's IV access and restarting in a different area

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