[Expert Solution]: A client has been receiving an IV…

A client has been receiving an IV piggyback medication via gravity. On assessment the nurse notes that the infusion has not completed but is no longer dripping in the drip chamber. What action does the nurse perform first? Assess the client’s IV site for infiltration or other complication. Obtain a sterlle syringe and attempt to get a blood return from the site. Using a sterile syringe, flush the site with 10 ml of sterile saline. Hang the IV plggyback medication higher on the IV pole.