Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client and notes that the peripheral parenteral nutrition (PN) bag has only 20 mL left and a new PN bag has not yet arrived from the pharmacy. Which of the following interventions is priority?
A) Monitor the client's capillary blood glucose until a new PN bag is hung.
B) Flush the peripheral line with saline and wait until the new PN bag is available.
C) Infuse 5% dextrose in water until the new PN bag is delivered from the pharmacy.
D) Decrease the rate of the current PN infusion to 10 mL/hour until the new bag arrives.
Correct Answer:
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