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NCLEX-PN

Category - Pharmacological Therapies

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A client with a serum potassium level of 2.5 mEq/L is ordered to receive potassium chloride. The physician orders 20 mEq in 1000 mL of normal saline solution, to be infused over 12 hours. The potassium chloride bottle reads 30 mEq/15 mL. The nurse determines that the client receives the correct dose if which volume of potassium chloride is added to the normal saline solution?
  1. 12 mL
  2. 10 mL
  3. 2.25 mL
  4. 3.50 mL
Explanation
Answer: B - To obtain the correct dose, use the following formula:

__Desired__ x ml = milliliters per dose
Available

20 x 15 mL = 10 mL
30
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