PN with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Is Initiated

PN with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is initiated for a patient. After 6 hours of PN infusion, the nurse checks the patient's capillary blood glucose level and finds it to be 140 mg/dl (8.9 mmol/L) . The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

A) notify the health care provider of the glucose level.
B) recheck the capillary blood glucose in 4 hours.
C) obtain a venous blood glucose specimen.
D) slow the infusion rate of the PN infusion.

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