Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN): A Guide for Nursing Students

SOLVED:A patient is started on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The physician orders blood glucose checks every 8 hours. What is the rationale for these checks? 1. to determine whether the patient is developing diabetes mellitus, Type II 2. to evaluate patient tolerance of the glucose infusion rate of the TPN 3. to allow the addition of insulin to the TPN if hyperglycemia occurs 4. to prevent dehydration caused by an osmotic overload caused by hyperglycemia

What is the most common complication of TPN? - TimesMojo