While making rounds, a nurse observes that a client's primary bag of intravenous (iv) solution is light yellow. the label on the iv bag says the solution is d5w. what should the nurse do first?

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Craig Vang

Biology

17 November, 19:08

While making rounds, a nurse observes that a client's primary bag of intravenous (iv) solution is light yellow. the label on the iv bag says the solution is d5w. what should the nurse do first?

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Zion Osborne · Answer 1

Clearly, an IV solution of D5W (5% dextrose in water) is a clear solution, not light yellow. The nurse should check the patient's chart if the IV fluid ordered is really D5W. If it is confirmed that D5W is the IV fluid of the patient, then the nurse should replace the IV bag with a new one with clear contents and make an entry in the chart about what was observed and why the previous bag was replaced.