C.W. has been on nothing by mouth (NPO) status since the surgery. The attending physician orders totalparenteral nutrition (TPN) at a rate of 50 mL/hr
What is the purpose of these orders?
The NPO status allows her bowel to rest after the surgery and while the inflammation is treated. The
TPN will provide the calories and nutrients that her body needs to heal.
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