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sc00by25 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A client is started on peripheral parenteral nutrition. The nurse asks the nursing student to explain the difference in a preclinical conference between peripheral parenteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition.

What information did the student nurse correctly state about peripheral parenteral nutrition? A) Used when the gastrointestinal tract is functioning improperly
B) Infused directly into the blood circulation
C) Surgically placed into the central vein near the heart to allow the concentrated solution to be diffused quickly into circulation
D) Infusions must be hypotonic or isotonic to prevent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

Question 2

The student nurse is reviewing the four basic structural levels that are found in the body.

Based on this information, the student is having some difficulty getting the structural levels correctly stated from the notes she is reviewing from a classmate. Which structural levels and definitions are illustrated the most completely? A) Tissues are the basic units and cells are made up of tissues.
B) Organs are made up of cells and tissues are the basic units.
C) Systems are made up of cells and organs are made up of tissues.
D) Organs are made up tissues and tissues are made up of cells.

Li Jun · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Infusions given peripherally must be hypotonic or isotonic (to prevent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance). Total parenteral nutrition is used when the gastrointestinal tract is functioning improperly, such as in stomach cancer, or when a person has multiple trauma, severe infection, burns, or multiorgan failure. TPN is infused directly into the blood circulation and bypasses the digestive tract. Several types of catheters (tubes) are used. The large catheter is surgically placed into the central vein near the heart to allow the concentrated solution to be diffused quickly into the circulation.

Answer to Question 2

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Four basic structural levels are found within the body. Organs are made up of tissues. Cells are the basic units. Tissues are made up of cells. Systems are made up of organs.