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A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving TPN therapy via an infusion pump.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Obtain the client's blood glucose every 12 hr.
b) Change the IV tubing every 24 hr.
c) Change the IV site dressing every 4 days.
d) Weigh the client every other day.
b) Change the IV tubing every 24 hr.
A nurse is caring for a client who has Crohn's disease and is receiving parenteral
nutrition. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
care of this client?
a) Remove the parenteral nutrition solution from the refrigerator 2 hr before
infusion.
b) Remove unused parenteral nutrition after 12 hr of use.
c) Monitor daily laboratory values and report as needed.
d) Monitor the flow rate of the parenteral nutrition carefully and increase the rate
as needed if it falls behind.
c) Monitor daily laboratory values and report as needed.
A nurse is preparing to remove an NG tube from a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a) Disconnect the tube from the wall suction.
b) Perform hand hygiene.
c) Provide mouth care to the client.
d) Verify the provider's prescription to discontinue the tube.
, d) Verify the provider's prescription to discontinue the tube.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving enteral tube feeding and has a new
prescription to dilute the formula. The nurse recognizes that is being done to
resolve which of the following conditions?
a) Electrolyte imbalance
b) Diarrhea
c) Constipation
d) Delayed gastric emptying
b) Diarrhea
A nurse is admitting a client who reports anorexia and is experiencing
malnutrition. Which of the following lab findings should the nurse expect to be
altered?
a) Creatine kinase
b) Troponin
c) Total bilirubin
d) Albumin
d) Albumin
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription of an NG tube to treat a
pyloric obstruction. Which of the following rationales for the use of the NG tube
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) Determine the pH of the gastric secretions.
b) Supply nutrients via tube feedings.
c) Decompress the stomach.
d) Administer medications.
c) Decompress the stomach.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is to start receiving TPN. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?