A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 20 mEq suspension PO daily. The amount available is potassium chloride suspension 10 mEq/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?
(Round the answer to the nearest tenth/whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is ["2"]

To calculate the amount of potassium chloride suspension the nurse should administer, we can use the formula:

Amount of medication (mL) = Desired dose (mEq) / Concentration (mEq/mL)

In this case, the desired dose is 20 mEq, and the concentration of the potassium chloride suspension is 10 mEq/mL.

Amount of medication (mL) = 20 mEq / 10 mEq/mL Amount of medication (Ml) = 2 mL

Therefore, the nurse should administer 2 mL of the potassium chloride suspension.

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Correct Answer is ["56"]

Explanation

To calculate the infusion rate in gtt/min, we need to know the total number of drops (gtt) needed

for the entire infusion and the time it takes to complete the infusion. Given:

Ringer's lactate: 500 mL
Infusion time: 3 hours

Drop factor: 20 gtt/mL

First, let's calculate the total number of drops needed for the entire infusion: Total drops = Volume (mL) × Drop factor (gtt/mL)

Total drops = 500 mL × 20 gtt/mL Total drops = 10,000 gtt

Next, we need to determine the infusion rate in gtt/min. Since the infusion time is given in hours, we need to convert it to minutes:

Infusion time (min) = Infusion time (hours) × 60 min/hour Infusion time (min) = 3 hours × 60 min/hour

Infusion time (min) = 180 min

Now, we can calculate the infusion rate in gtt/min:

Infusion rate (gtt/min) = Total drops / Infusion time (min) Infusion rate (gtt/min) = 10,000 gtt / 180 min

Infusion rate (gtt/min) ≈ 55.6 gtt/min (Rounded off- 56 gtt/min)

A. Respiratory acidosis B. Metabolic acidosis C. Metabolic alkalosis D. Respiratory alkalosis

Correct Answer is A

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