The physician orders potassium gluconate (Kaylixir) 45 mEq. The solution contains 20 mEq per 15 mL. How many mL would you administer?

1. 60 mL
2. 2.4 mL
3. 33.75 mL
4. 24 mL


3

Global Rationale: 20 mEq per 15 mL.

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The nurse researcher is studying caring behaviors in a group of 125 nursing students admitted to a BSN program in a University in the southern United States

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