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NCLEX RN Practice Question

A nurse is preparing to administer intravenous potassium chloride (KCl) to a client with hypokalemia. Which action should the nurse take to ensure safe administration of this high-risk medication?

  • Add potassium chloride to a saline bolus infusion to achieve rapid electrolyte correction.

  • Dilute the medication in sterile water and administer over 5 minutes using a gravity drip.

  • Use an infusion pump to administer the diluted potassium chloride solution at the prescribed rate.

  • Administer potassium chloride by IV push to correct the hypokalemia quickly.

NCLEX RN
Physiological Integrity
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