Question

Potassium chloride

1. Medication Order (written the way the MD/NP ordered it) → drug-dose - route -frequency 2. generic name: 3. Trade name: 4. Maximum Safe Dose in 24 hours: 5. Therapeutic class/Pharmacologic classification: 6. Indication: 7. Black Box Warning: (if none-type None) 8. Common Adverse Reactions (maximum-8) 9. Life Threatening Adverse Reactions: (If none-type None) 10. Drug-Drug Interactions (Only list those that apply for your patient & type the interaction & nursing considerations) - If there are none - Type None 11. Food-Drug Interactions (Only list those that may apply for your patient) 12. Nursing Considerations (Individualized to your patient): a) Assess (what to assess prior to administration) - 6th Pt Right - Right Assessment b) Administration - technique (P.O., 1.V. etc.) c) Following administration -> monitor for (Common Adverse Effects, Life Threatening Effects) d) Evaluate for the Therapeutic effect -> (i.e. blood pressure within normal range) e) Pt specific teaching -

Answer 1

Potassium chloride:

1.Medication order

• Drug:Potassium Chloride
• Dose:20mEq/dose
  • Adult:400 to 100mEq/day
  • Children:The initial d9ise range from 2 to 4mEq/kg/day.
• Route:oral,intravenous day.
• Frequency:2 _5 time's a day if oral

2.Generic name:Potassium Chloride

3.Trade names:

• K-Tab
• KCL
• K-Lor
• Micro K
• Ten-K
• K-Dur
• Epiklor

4.Maximum dose in 24 hour are

• Adult:200mEq/day
• Children :100mEq/day

An increase in the dose can be often fatal leading to cardiac arrest and death

5.Therapeutic class:Mineral and electrolyte supplements

6.Indication:

• To treat and prevent Hypokalemia