A patient's peripheral parenteral nutrition (PN)bag is nearly empty,and a new PN bag has not arrived yet from the pharmacy. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate?

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To prevent hypoglycemia,the nurse should infuse a 5% dextrose solution until the next peripheral PN bag can be started. Decreasing the rate of the ordered PN infusion is beyond the nurse's scope of practice. Flushing the line and then waiting for the next bag may lead to hypoglycemia. Monitoring the capillary blood glucose every 6 hours would not identify hypoglycemia while awaiting the new PN bag.

A Patient's Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PN)bag Is Nearly Empty,and a New