hard · NCLEX-RN pharmacology
The nurse is caring for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via a central venous catheter. The TPN bag is empty, and the replacement bag from the pharmacy is delayed by one hour.
Which action is the priority?
- Increase the rate of the maintenance intravenous fluids to double the TPN rate.
- Hang 10% dextrose in water (D10W) at the same rate as the TPN, for this client.
- Change the central line dressing to ensure site patency during the delay.
- Flush the central line with heparin lock solution and wait for the pharmacy.
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