A Client on a Medical-Surgical Nursing Unit Has an Order

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client on a medical-surgical nursing unit has an order for intravenous fluid therapy with potassium chloride supplementation.The nurse would question the order in this setting if the physician ordered how much potassium to be added to the intravenous solution?

• A) 10 mEq/L
• B) 20 mEq/L
• C) 40 mEq/L
• D) 60 mEq/L

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