A patient with an acute kidney injury is experiencing fluid volume overload. When administering Furosemide therapy to this patient, the continuous infusion should be set to administer which of the following to the patient?
1. 4 mg/minute
2. 20 mg/minute
3. according to a calculation based upon the patient's weight
4. according to a calculation based upon the patient's potassium and sodium levels
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Rationale: Furosemide may be given in large doses intravenously or by continuous intravenous drip. Intravenous push should not be given faster than 20 mg/minute and continuous infusions should not exceed 4 mg/minute. The nurse should set the continuous infusion to provide 4 mg of the medication per minute to the patient. Furosemide dosage is not calculated according to the patient's weight or potassium and sodium levels.
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