Breast cancer patient with bone metastasis

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A 68-year-old breast cancer patient, with bone metastasis, reports nausea, vomiting and constipation. The patient also reports they have not been able to keep fluids down and has no appetite and has poor skin turgor. Current labs reveal hypercalcemia. The physician orders zoledronic acid to be administered intravenously. The oncology nurse proceeds with:

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