The nurse is doing a routine assessment of a clients peripheral intravenous (IV) site. The nurse…
The nurse is doing a routine
assessment of a clients peripheral intravenous (IV) site. The nurse notes that
the site is cool, pale, and swollen and that the IV has stopped running. The
nurse determines that which has probably occurred?
1. Phlebitis
2. Infection
3. Infiltration
4. Thrombosis