The adult care unit at a local hospital required that all patients be checked every 2 hours by a nurse while they had an IV running. Mr. Key had an IV running and was checked on at 7 a.m. and at 9 a.m. During the checks, the IV site was noted to be red, but the IV was running on time. At noon, the IV was noted to be infiltrated. A new IV was restarted, and it was noted that fluids were behind by 2 hours. Does this scenario represent a violation of a standard of care or policy, or both? Explain.

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The Answer of The adult care unit at a local hospital required that all patients be checked every 2 hours by a nurse while they had an IV running. Mr. Key had an IV running and was checked on at 7 a.m. and at 9 a.m. During the checks, the IV site was noted to be red, but the IV was running on time. At noon, the IV was noted to be infiltrated. A new IV was restarted, and it was noted that fluids were behind by 2 hours. Does this scenario represent a violation of a standard of care or policy, or both? Explain.

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