Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

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• A client with a serum potassium level of 3.0 mEq/L has a prescription for potassium chloride 10 mEq in 100 mL to infuse intravenously over 1 hour through a peripheral IV. Which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.
• At 0730, the nurse is preparing to give a client with type 1 diabetes the prescribed insulin lispro 6 units subcutaneously with breakfast. The client's capillary blood glucose is 146 mg/dL. The dietary department reports that the breakfast tray will be delayed until 0830. Which action should the nurse take?
• The nurse is teaching a client who has just been prescribed warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Which statements by the client indicate understanding of the teaching? Select all that apply.
• A client receiving IV hydromorphone after surgery was found difficult to arouse with a respiratory rate of 7/min. After naloxone 0.04 mg IV was given and repeated twice as prescribed, the client is arousable and the respiratory rate is 14/min. Which action is most important for the nurse to take next?
• [Case Study 1, Screen 2: 1000 nurses' notes, vital signs, prescriptions, and IV access.] Which action should the nurse take?