Nursing Podcast by NURSING.com (NRSNG) (NCLEX® Prep for Nurses and Nursing Students)

Potassium-K Lab Value Levels- What I Wish I Knew...

04.30.2024 - By Jon Haws RN: Nursing Podcast Host, Critical Care Nurse, Nursing School MenPlay

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What I Wish I Knew: Potassium-K Lab Value Levels For resources to help you master Potassium and ALL the lab values, we have a FREE Cheatsheet Download at NURSING.com/labvalues.   What do bananas, avocados, and kale all have in common? Potassium! For more resources to help you understand Potassium, Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia, click here: What role does it play in the body? What’s a normal range level for potassium? And what happens when potassium levels are too low or too high? On a shift early in my career, while I was still being oriented to the unit, I held tight to that rule of NEVER pushing IV potassium even when my preceptor was providing instructions that conflicted with that big rule. Here is that story...

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