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During the night shift, a patient's total
 
  parenteral nutrition (TPN) infusion ran out, and the nurse discovered that there was no TPN solution on hand to continue the infusion. The pharmacy is closed and will not reopen for 5 hours. The nurse will have to implement measures to prevent which consequence of abruptly discontinuing TPN infusions?
  a. Dehydration
  b. Hyperglycemia
  c. Dumping syndrome
  d. Rebound hypoglycemia

Question 2

A woman has been receiving both radiation
 
  and chemotherapy for her cancer. Lately, she has developed anorexia caused by the treatments, so she needs short-term nutrition supplementation. The nurse anticipates that the physician will initiate which therapy?
  a. Central total parenteral nutrition
  b. Peripheral parenteral nutrition
  c. Oral nutritional supplements with meals
  d. Nasogastric enteral supplementation



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B





 

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