The client’s laboratory report today indicates severe hypokalemia, and the nurse has notified the provider. Nursing assessment indicates that heart rhythm is regular when looking at the telemetry monitor. What is the priority nursing intervention? Would it be initiating fall precautions due to potential postural hypotension and weak leg muscles, establish seizure precautions due to potential muscle twitching, cramps, and seizures, or examine sacral area and patient’s heels for skin breakdown due to potential edema. Which one is the priority of these three options

The client’s laboratory report today indicates severe hypokalemia, and the nurse has notified the provider. Nursing assessment indicates that heart rhythm is regular when looking at the telemetry monitor. What is the priority nursing intervention? Would it be initiating fall precautions due to potential postural hypotension and weak leg muscles, establish seizure precautions due to potential muscle twitching, cramps, and seizures, or examine sacral area and patient’s heels for skin breakdown due to potential edema. Which one is the priority of these three options

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Chapter6: Icd-10-cm Outpatient And Physician Office Coding

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