The nurse who is caring for a client with an infusion of D5 1/2NS 1,000 mL with 20 mEq KCL at 100 mL/hr notes that there is slight swelling at the insertion site and no blood return when aspirating at the injection port closest to the IV site.Which of the following problems does the nurse suspect?

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The slight swelling at the insertion site and the absence of blood return when aspirating suggest infiltration, where the IV fluid is leaking into the surrounding tissue instead of the vein.

The Nurse Who Is Caring for a Client with an Infusion