The nurse is caring for a client receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) via a central line. The nurse should monitor which of the following to detect the development of the most common complica-tion of PN?
1. Temperature
2. Daily weight
3. Intake and output (I&O)
4. Serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level
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Rationale: The most common complication associated with PN is infection. Monitoring the temperature would provide data that would indicate infection in the client. Monitoring the serum BUN level would not provide information related to infection and is most closely related to as-sessing renal function. Weighing the client daily and monitoring I&O would provide information related to fluid volume overload.
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