A Client Has Been Ordered to Be Treated with Total

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client has been ordered to be treated with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) . For which complications will the nurse monitor the client most closely?

• A) Pulmonary embolism
• B) Air embolism
• C) Nausea and vomiting
• D) Ascites

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Definitions:

Nuclear Envelope

Double membrane that surrounds the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and is connected to the endoplasmic reticulum; has pores that allow substances to pass between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.

Mitosis

A process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells developed from a single cell, ensuring that each daughter cell receives an exact copy of the parent cell's DNA.

Chromosomes

Structures within the cell nucleus made of DNA and protein, containing genes that are the blueprint for an organism's traits and functions.

DNA

A molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.