Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) with a peripherally inserted central catheter is initiated for a patient who has tar burns and multiple fractures from a roofing accident.After 6 hours of TPN infusion,the nurse checks the patient's capillary blood glucose level and finds it to be 8.9 mmol/L (160 mg/dL) .What is the most appropriate nursing action?

• A) Notify the physician of the blood glucose level.
• B) Recheck the capillary blood glucose in 4 hours.
• C) Check the catheter insertion site for signs of inflammation.
• D) Slow the rate of the TPN solution to prevent hyperglycemia.

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