While caring for a client after a thermal injury a nurse finds that the client is showing signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia. Which is the most important nursing intervention for this client?

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Monitoring continuously through an electrocardiogram is the most important nursing intervention for a client with hyperkalemia as this condition can cause life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Administering oral fluids may be helpful in some cases, but it is not the most important intervention for hyperkalemia. Applying a topical antibiotic on the burns and elevating the head of the bed do not address the hyperkalemia.

While Caring for a Client After a Thermal Injury a Nurse