NCLEX Practice Questions: Quiz 873

The nurse is infusing total parenteral nutrition (TPN) through a peripherally inserted central catheter. The client’s TPN was turned off for 1 hour for an MRI. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate for this client?
- 1. notify the health care provider for further orders
- 2. discard the volume of the TPN that should have been administered and make a note in the chart
- 3. double the flow rate on the infusion for 1 hour to keep the TPN on schedule, and then resume the normal flow rate
- 4. increase the flow rate on the infusion for two hours to keep the TPN on schedule, and then resume the normal flow rate

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