Câu 85: NCLEX-RN: National Council Licensureination - NCLEX-RN

Stat serum electrolytes ordered for a client in acute renal failure revealed a serum potassium level of 6.4. The physician is immediately notified and orders 50 mL of dextrose and 10 U of regular insulin IV push. The nurse administering these drugs knows the Rationale for this therapy is to:

1. A. Remove the potassium from the body by renin exchange
2. B. Protect the myocardium from the effects of hypokalemia
3. C. Promote rapid protein catabolism
4. D. Drive potassium from the serum back into the cells — đáp án hiện tại