The nurse is caring for a client with a critically high potassium level. The client has received sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). The nurse determines the medication's effectiveness if the client's repeat serum potassium level is:
a. 6.2 mEq/L c. 5.5 mEq/L
b. 5.8 meq/L d. 4.9 mEq/L
D
The normal serum potassium level in the adult is 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L.
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