The appropriate type of parenteral feeding for a patient who will need intravenous nutrition for several months or years is _____ nutrition
a. central parenteral
b. peripheral venous
c. peripheral parenteral
d. intravenous parenteral
A
Long-term parenteral nutrition must be administered centrally because peripheral veins cannot handle high enough concentrations of nutrients to provide long-term nutrient needs. Intravenous nutrition refers to both central and peripheral parenteral nutrition.
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