A patient has received parenteral nutrition for 3 days. A nurse records a blood glucose level of 340 mg/dL. The urine output is three times the intake. The nurse would conclude that which situation exists?
1. The patient is responding well by absorbing dextrose in the parenteral nutrition.
2. The patient has developed glucose intolerance.
3. The parenteral solution should be stopped immediately.
4. The patient is at high risk for cardiac arrest.
Correct Answer: 2
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