The nurse is preparing to hang an intravenous (IV)bag of D?NS with 20 mEq of potassium chloride (KCl)at 100 mL/hour.What is true about IV administration?

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Under no circumstances should you give KCl by IV push.A direct IV infusion of KCl may be fatal.
Isotonic fluids have the same osmolality as body fluids and are used most often to replace extracellular volume (e.g.,prolonged vomiting).Hypertonic solutions pull fluid into the vascular space by osmosis,resulting in an increased vascular volume that possibly will result in pulmonary edema.Certain additives,most commonly vitamins and KCl,are added frequently to IV solutions.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Hang an Intravenous (IV)bag of D?NS