One week after beginning a new prescription for potassium chloride, a client tells the practical nurse (PN) that there is tingling and numbness in the feet and hands. Which action should the PN take?

Notify the unit charge nurse of the client's reported symptoms immediately.

Reassure the client that the supplement will soon relieve those symptoms.

Explain that a calcium supplement may be necessary.

Encourage the client to decrease the intake of dietary sodium.