A patient is receiving furosemide (Lasix) and a potassium supplement. When monitoring daily laboratory values, what should the potassium level be for this patient?
A) 1.5 to 3.0 mEq/L
B) 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L
C) 5.0 to 7.5 mEq/L
D) 6.0 to 6.5 mEq/L
B
Feedback:
The normal serum potassium level is 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L. A serum potassium level of 1.5 to 3.0 mEq/L is too low. A serum potassium level of 5.0 to 7.5 mEq/L is indicative of hyperkalemia. A serum potassium level of 6.0 to 6.5 mEq/L is indicative of hyperkalemia.
You might also like to view...
The nurse caring for a patient with avoidant personality disorder is alert for which potential challenge regarding the patient's medication regimen?
1. The medication regimen often is complex and overwhelming for the patient. 2. Medications often do not work with this personality disorder. 3. The patient may not adhere to the medication regimen. 4. The medication regimen will need to be modified frequently.
Which of the following findings would you interpret as least significant when assessing a child's lungs?
A) Stridor B) Crackles C) Rhonchi D) Wheezing
The client's resuscitation lasts 30 minutes. The client's ECG shows ventricular fibrillation and the client has no pulse or blood pressure. Which does the nurse use to determine when this code should end?
1. According to the nursing unit policy 2. After 30 minutes of unresponsiveness 3. When instructed by the provider to stop 4. After futile results from vasoactive drugs
When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by, and this includes putting on the seat belt before the car moves,
because of which of the following reasons? a. Preschoolers like to imitate whatever adults do. b. The caregiver could die or be comatose and be of no help at all in an accident. c. It is not fair for an adult to expect a child to do something the adult will not do. d. Adults are more likely to be hurt in an accident.