Author Question: The nurse is caring for a client with a critically high potassium level. The client has received ... (Read 124 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is caring for a client with a critically high potassium level. The client has received sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate). The nurse determines the medication's effectiveness if the client's repeat serum potassium level is:

a. 6.2 mEq/L c. 5.5 mEq/L
b. 5.8 meq/L d. 4.9 mEq/L

Question 2

The Joint Commission now requires which of the following to be documented in the client record?

a. evidence of informed consent to participate in the plan of care
b. the process by which the plan of care is developed
c. an individualized plan of care for the client
d. the number of health care professionals who participated in development of the care plan

debra928 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The normal serum potassium level in the adult is 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L.

Answer to Question 2

C
Accreditation of health care facilities by The Joint Commission involves review of written records to ensure that each client has an individualized plan of care in which the client or family and all appropriate health care disciplines are involved. When nurses document each step of the nursing process, they confirm that a client's plan of care is in compliance with The Joint Commission requirements.