ATI Video Case Study Total Parenteral Nutrition

Remove the TPN solution from the refrigerator 1 hr prior to infusion.

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Change the client's IV catheter tubing every 24 hr

A nurse is planning to administer total parenteral nutrition (TPN) with 10% dextrose to a newly admitted client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

Dextrose 10% in water

A nurse is preparing to hang a new bag of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client and discovers that it has not arrived from the pharmacy. Which of the following available solutions should the nurse infuse until the client's TPN arrives?

Place the feeding equipment out of the client's view when it is not in use

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the caregiver of a client who is malnourished and will be receiving partial parenteral nutrition (PPN) at home via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Glucose 129 mg/dL

A nurse is reviewing the serum levels of a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The nurse should identify which of the following laboratory findings as an adverse effect of the TPN.