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    This document summarizes information about the drug potassium chloride (KCL). It lists the generic and brand names, dose and formulations, indications and mechanisms of action, adverse effects and drug interactions, nursing responsibilities, rationale, and patient teaching points. KCL is used to treat potassium deficiencies and plays an active role in nerve impulses, heart and muscle function. Nurses must monitor vital signs and position patients comfortably. They educate patients to take KCL with food or water and avoid strenuous activity afterward.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug potassium chloride (KCL). It lists the generic and brand names, dose and formulations, indications and mechanisms of action, adverse effects and drug interactions, nursing responsibilities, rationale, and patient teaching points. KCL is used to treat potassium deficiencies and plays an active role in nerve impulses, heart and muscle function. Nurses must monitor vital signs and position patients comfortably. They educate patients to take KCL with food or water and avoid strenuous activity afterward.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug potassium chloride (KCL). It lists the generic and brand names, dose and formulations, indications and mechanisms of action, adverse effects and drug interactions, nursing responsibilities, rationale, and patient teaching points. KCL is used to treat potassium deficiencies and plays an active role in nerve impulses, heart and muscle function. Nurses must monitor vital signs and position patients comfortably. They educate patients to take KCL with food or water and avoid strenuous activity afterward.

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    This document summarizes information about the drug potassium chloride (KCL). It lists the generic and brand names, dose and formulations, indications and mechanisms of action, adverse effects and drug interactions, nursing responsibilities, rationale, and patient teaching points. KCL is used to treat potassium deficiencies and plays an active role in nerve impulses, heart and muscle function. Nurses must monitor vital signs and position patients comfortably. They educate patients to take KCL with food or water and avoid strenuous activity afterward.

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    UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD

    COLLEGE OF NURSING

    DRUG STUDY
    Generic/ Dose Indications/ Adverse/ side Nursing Rationale Client
    Brand Name strength and Mechanisms of effects drug Responsibilities Teaching
    & Formulation Drug Action interaction
    Classification

    Generic: Ordered: Indications: GI ulceration -Always monitor -to have -Instruct the
    Potassium Dosage must Potassium (sometimes for the vital the patient to
    Chloride be adjusted chloride is a with signs of the informatio take the
    Brand: to the major cation of hemorrhage patient. n of the medication
    KCL tab individual the and vital signs with a full
    Classification: needs of intracellular perforation or of the glass of
    Minerals and each fluid. It plays with late patient. water.
    Electrolytes patient. In an active role formation of -Position the -to make -inform the
    severe in the strictures) patient in a the patient patient to
    Footnotes: deficiencies conduction of
    K-Tabs:
    following the comfortable feel eat before
    3-6 tablets nerve impulses use of enteric- position. comfort. taking the
    Indications, Side
    Effects, Warnings or 4-8 in the heart, coated K -Give the -to prevent medication
    - Drugs.com teaspoonful brain and chloride medication if gastrointes -explain the
    KCL | Uses, or 25-50 skeletal
    Dosage, Side
    preparation; the patient has tinal patient
    Effects, FAQ -
    mmol per muscle; hyperkalemia. already eaten. symptoms, about
    MedicinesFAQ day orally in contraction of Oral: Nausea, nausea and potassium
    divided cardiac skeletal vomiting, vomiting chloride and
    doses for and smooth diarrhea and may occur. how it will be
    some days muscles; abdominal -Do not -to avoid taken.
    with fruit maintenance cramps. IV: administer renal -tell the
    juice, sweet of normal renal Pain or potassium failure to patient to be
    or plain function, acid- phlebitis; chloride to the patient relaxed most
    water. base balance, cardiac anyone with and will of the time
    Timing: carbohydrate toxicity. hyperkalemia, prevent and not to
    3-6 tablets metabolism Footnotes: renal failure, more moved so
    or 4-8 and gastric KCL | Uses, Dosage, and Addision’s complicatio quickly.
    teaspoonful Side Effects, FAQ -
    secretion. disease that has ns to the
    or 25-50 MedicinesFAQ
    Mechanism of not been patient.
    mmol per
    Action: treated yet.
    day
    Supplemental -Document data -to be used Footnotes:
    potassium in and findings as NCLEX
    Duration: Pharmacology
    Thrice a day the form of references.
    for Nurses:
    high potassium Footnotes: Potassium
    Other food or NCLEX Pharmacology Chloride - QD
    for Nurses: Nurses
    forms: potassium
    Potassium Chloride -
    Syrup, chloride may QD Nurses
    Injection be able to
    restore normal
    Footnotes: potassium
    KCL | Uses,
    levels.
    Dosage, Side
    Effects, FAQ -
    MedicinesFAQ
    Contraindicati
    on:
    Hyperchloremi
    a, severe renal
    or adrenal
    insufficiency.

    Footnotes:
    KCL | Uses, Dosage,
    Side Effects, FAQ -
    MedicinesFAQ
    Potassium chloride:
    Uses, Interactions,
    Mechanism of
    Action | DrugBank
    Online

    Cesa, Germin E. BSN2-G


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