The nurse notes that the primary health-care provider has prescribed that the total parenteral nutrition (TPN) a client has been receiving for the past 10 days be discontinued and changed to 0.9% normal saline
Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Stop the TPN and change the solution to 0.9% normal saline as soon as it is availa-ble.
b. Allow the remaining TPN to infuse until the bag is empty and then change the so-lution to 0.9% normal saline.
c. Gradually reduce the rate of the TPN over the next 4 to 6 hours and then change the solution to 0.9% normal saline.
d. Question the primary health-care provider about the change because the solution is inappropriate.
C
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