A patient has been discharged home on parenteral nutrition (PN). Much of the nurse's discharge education focused on coping. What must a patient on PN likely learn to cope with? Select all that apply
A) Changes in lifestyle
B) Loss of eating as a social behavior
C) Chronic bowel incontinence from GI changes
D) Sleep disturbances related to frequent urination during nighttime infusions
E) Stress of choosing the correct PN formulation
Ans: A, B, D
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Patients must cope with the loss of eating as a social behavior and with changes in lifestyle brought on by sleep disturbances related to frequent urination during night time infusions. PN is not associated with bowel incontinence and the patient does not select or adjust the formulation of PN.
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