A nurse is caring for a cancer patient who presents with anorexia, blood pressure 100/60, elevated white blood cell count, and oral candidiasis. The nurse knows that the purpose of starting total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is to
a. Replace fluid, electrolytes, and nutrients in the patient.
b. Stimulate the patient's appetite to eat.
c. Provide medication to raise the patient's blood pressure.
d. Deliver antibiotics to fight off infection.
ANS: A
Total parenteral nutrition is an intravenous solution composed of nutrients and electrolytes to re-place the ones the patient is not eating. TPN does not stimulate the appetite. TPN does not con-tain blood pressure medication or antibiotics.
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