The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Surgical Complications

The nurse is caring for a client with surgical complications who requires continuous total parenteral nutrition (TPN) .  The nurse assists the health care provider with the insertion of a subclavian triple lumen central venous access device.  What is the nurse's priority action before initiating the TPN infusion?

A) Attach a filter to the IV tubing
B) Check baseline fingerstick glucose levels
C) Check the results of the portable chest x-ray
D) Program the electronic infusion pump

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