A 64-year-old patient in hypertensive crisis is to receive furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. Lasix comes in 100 mg/10 mL containers. How will the nurse administer the medication?
A) Give 4 mL over 1 to 2 minutes IV.
B) Give 4 mL over 10 minutes.
C) Flush the line with normal saline, give 1 mL/min, flush again when finished.
D) Fix 10 mL in an IV piggyback and deliver it over 30 minutes.
A
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Administer furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg over 1 to 2 minutes IV. The other options are not correct.
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