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The patient is unable to eat and there are no bowel sounds, indicating that his bowels are not functioning. The best approach to providing nourishment would be:
 
  a. intravenous crystalloids.
  b. blood product administration.
  c. parenteral nutrition (PN).
  d. colloid administration.

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A physician has ordered an arterial blood gas test for a client with a respiratory disorder. What is the most common role of the nurse in the arterial blood gas test?
 
  A) Measure the partial pressure of the oxygen dissolved in plasma.
  B) Independently perform the arterial puncture to obtain the specimen.
  C) Implement measures to prevent complications after arterial puncture.
  D) Measure the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen.



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Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a nutritionally adequate solution consisting of glucose, other nutrients, and electrolytes administered through a central venous catheter. This intervention meets nutritional needs when the GI tract is nonfunctional. Fluid and electrolytes may be replaced through infusion of fluids intravenously (IV), meaning directly into veins. Parenteral replacement includes PN, IV fluid and electrolyte therapy (crystalloids), and blood product (colloids) administration. The goal of IV fluid administration is to correct or prevent fluid and electrolyte disturbances.

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During the arterial blood gas test, the nurse should implement measures to prevent complications after the arterial puncture. The nurse would not be involved in measuring the partial pressure of oxygen dissolved in plasma or the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen. In most cases, collection of the sample is not performed independently by the nurse.





 

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