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A Patient Has a Parenteral Nutrition Infusion of 25% Dextrose

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A patient has a parenteral nutrition infusion of 25% dextrose.A student nurse asks the nurse why a peripherally inserted central catheter was inserted.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?


A) "There is a decreased risk for infection when 25% dextrose is infused through a central line."
B) "The prescribed infusion can be given much more rapidly when the patient has a central line."
C) "The 25% dextrose is hypertonic and will be more rapidly diluted when given through a central line."
D) "The required blood glucose monitoring is more accurate when samples are obtained from a central line."

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