The student nurse is caring for a patient on parenteral nutrition who has a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. The instructor asks the student what needs to monitored closely in this patient. What should the student nurse answer?
A) Output
B) Oral intake
C) Serum glucose levels
D) Serum electrolyte levels
Ans: C
Feedback: Enteral or parenteral nutrition may be prescribed. In addition to administering enteral or parenteral nutrition, the nurse monitors serum glucose levels every 4 to 6 hours. Output should be monitored but it is not more important than serum glucose levels. A patient on parenteral nutrition would have no oral intake to monitor. Again, serum electrolytes should be monitored but it is more important to monitor serum glucose levels.
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