A client who had undergone an abdominal hysterectomy is in the recovery room. The surgeon has prescribed a 250-mL bolus of normal saline over 1 hour to replace blood loss. The IV solution infusing in...

A client who had undergone an abdominal hysterectomy is in the recovery room. The surgeon has prescribed a 250-mL bolus of normal saline over 1 hour to replace blood loss. The IV solution infusing in the client was 1,000 mL normal saline with 40 mEq of potassium chloride at 100 mL/h. The nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.

1. Increase the IV infusion rate to 250 mL/h for 1 hour.

2. Add 250 mL of normal saline to the current infusion bag and continue at 100 mL/h.

3. Connect a 250-mL bag of normal saline to the Y-connection and calculate to infuse over 1 hour.

4. Contact the physician regarding continuation of the primary IV infusion during the bolus infusion. 5. Administer the normal saline bolus via an IV infusion pump.