Pharmquiz6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NU440 Pharm Quiz 6 1. Potassium chloride 10 mEq intravenously has been ordered for a client whose potassium is 2.9 following diuretics. How will the nurse administer the potassium dose? Dilute the dose in a 50 ml IV rider and infused over a minimum of 30 minutes Push the dose as a rapid IV push because of the patient’s dangerously low potassium level Push the dose in increments over 10 minutes Ask to give the dose in a large muscle since the intravenously route ...