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A patient is admitted to the unit with extreme fatigue and a history of fluid overload, for which the patient takes furosemide (Lasix).
 
  A prescriber orders 10 mEq of potassium chloride intravenously for an adult patient with a potassium level of 3 mEq/L. A nurse anticipates that the pharmacy will prepare the medication so that the nurse can administer it by what means?
  a. In 50 mL of NS infused over 1 hour using an intravenous pump
  b. As a rapid IV push because of the patient's dangerously low potassium level
  c. Slowly as a bolus IV push over 10 minutes
  d. Orally, because giving potassium intravenously is too dangerous
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