A nurse has hung a secondary medication as an IV piggyback into a primary line being run on an infusion pump. The piggyback attaches to the primary tubing above the pump. The piggyback is not infusing properly. What action does the nurse take?

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When the piggyback, or secondary line, attaches to the primary line above the pump, the primary line must be lowered so that the piggyback bag is higher. Otherwise the fluids will not run correctly.

A Nurse Has Hung a Secondary Medication as an IV