The volume of the IV fluid to be administered should always be followed with precaution and be based on medical directions of the hospital's protocol as well as the patient's response to the fluid being administered. Another precaution is that all IV fluid bags should always be well labeled since the labels provide important information that is needed during administration of the fluids. When administered to the wrong and in appropriate IV fluid solutions, a patient's health may be put at severe risk and other fatalities. This may result to legal and disciplinary action to the medical practitioner. Thus, an IV fluid bag should always be read correctly as they also have shelf lives and cannot be used after the expiry date. Thus as a medical officer one should be aware of what they are dealing with and should have the knowledge of types of solution when administering treatment to a...

This important as it will prevent him/her from administering the wrong medication to a patient which may the make the condition of the patient from bad to worse and at time could also cause death of the patient.
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