Client who is receiving normal saline intravenously

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The nurse is assessing a client who is receiving normal saline intravenously at 100 mL/hr through the right forearm. The nurse observes that the forearm is swollen, cold to the touch, and pale. What action would the nurse take? Decrease the normal saline rate to 30 mL/hr, and notify the health care provider. Restart the infusion at a different site. Gently flush the peripheral intravenous line. Turn the intravenous fluids off for 1 hour, and then reassess the right forearm.

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