The Nurse Working in an Intensive Care Unit Cares for a Client

The nurse working in an intensive care unit cares for a client with a left triple lumen subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) .  The nurse should call the primary health care provider (HCP) for clarification prior to implementation when recognizing that which prescription is an error?

A) Administer intravenous (IV) total parenteral nutrition (TPN) at 50 mL/hr
B) Change occlusive central line dressing every 7 days
C) Flush unused lumens of the CVC with 1000 units heparin every 12 hours
D) Use distal port of CVC to monitor central venous pressure (CVP)

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