Multiple Choice
When a family member asks why her father,who is being treated for cardiogenic shock,needs parenteral feeding since he is capable of eating small amounts,the nurse replies that the parenteral feedings:
A) Reduce the risk of constipation.
B) Meet the patient's hypermetabolic needs.
C) Are more convenient and less time consuming .
D) Decrease the hazard of infection.
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