The Nurse Admitting a Patient with an Extensive Burn Injury

The nurse admitting a patient with an extensive burn injury develops a nursing diagnosis of risk for imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to high caloric needs. The initial action by the nurse should be to

A) encourage an oral intake of at least 5000 kcal per day.
B) administer multiple vitamins and minerals in the IV solution.
C) infuse total parenteral nutrition via a central catheter.
D) insert a feeding tube and give 20 ml/hr enteral feedings.

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