A client admitted to the hospital 3 hours ago for treatment of acidosis has an order for parenteral potassium in his IV infusion. Before hanging the potassium, the nurse would assess for
a. chest pain.
b. elevation in blood glucose level.
c. tachypnea.
d. urine output.
D
The nurse should frequently assess and measure urine output. Potassium should not be adminis-tered to a client with low urine output because dangerous hyperkalemia may develop. The other three options are not assessments needed specifically to administer potassium.
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