Question

The primary health care provider instructs the nurse to administer a 20% solution of mannitol to a patient who has cerebral edema. what does the nurse recall before administering the drug to the patient? to administer potassium supplements to maintain normal room temperature to store the drug in a brightly lit room to give oral rehydration salts with the drug

Answer 1

Among the given choices, the correct answer is "to maintain normal room temperature". The temperature of the drug is crucial to be maintained at normal room temperature, specifically at around 15 to 30 degrees Celsius; otherwise, in colder temperatures, the drug will crystallize and will be rendered useless.