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Adult Health Chamberlain University 2024
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The pharmacy is delayed in 
supplying the client’s next container of TPN. Which of the following fluids should the nurse infuse until the next 
container arrives? 
A. Dextrose 5% in water 
Rationale: TPN contains high concentrations of certain nutrients. Infusing dextrose 5% in water 
could cause rapid shifts in serum levels of some substances. 
B. 0.9% sodium chloride 
Rationale: TPN contains high concentrations...