The nurse is caring for a patient who has been on total parenteral nutrition (TPN)for 48 hours.Which action demonstrates effective nursing care?

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The hypertonic solution causes difficulty with glucose tolerance,so monitoring of blood glucose level is imperative.The infusion rate should never be increased to "catch up" because of the likelihood of fluid overload caused by the hypertonicity of the TPN.TPN can be administered for more than 1 week and it is almost always administered via a central line rather than a peripheral line.

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