The health care provider orders Potassium protocol for your…
The health care provider orders Potassium protocol for your patient with a potassium of 3.8 mEq/l. Following protocol, the nurse must administer 20 mEq KCl. Pharmacy has supplied KCl elixir 40mEq per 10mL. How many mL will you administer to the patient? ___________________________ mL (Round to a whole number)
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The health care provider orders a Humolog sliding scale ac and hs for a diabetic patient. The patients morning blood glucose is 150 mg/dl The sliding scale is written: Blood Glucose Give 0-150 0 units 151-200 2 units 201-250 4 units 251-300 6 units 301-350 8 units 351-400 10 units Greater than 401 give 10 units and call the physician Based on the sliding scale order what action should the nurse take?
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