A nurse is making initial rounds on the nursing unit to check the condition of assigned clients. The nurse notes that a client's intravenous (IV) site is cool, pale, and swollen, and the solution is not infusing. The nurse interprets that which of the following complications has been experienced by the client?

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Infiltration occurs when IV fluid leaks into the surrounding tissue, causing the site to become cool, pale, and swollen, and the solution to stop infusing properly.

A Nurse Is Making Initial Rounds on the Nursing Unit