A Patient Is Prescribed a Hypertonic Solution with Vitamins and Minerals

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient is prescribed a hypertonic solution with vitamins and minerals to be administered through a peripheral intravenous access line. The nurse realizes that this patient is prescribed which of the following?

• A)partial parenteral nutrition
• B)total parenteral nutrition
• C)enteral nutrition
• D)short-term total parenteral nutrition

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