A nurse is preparing to administer a patients scheduled parenteral nutrition (PN) . Upon inspecting the bag, the nurse notices that the presence of small amounts of white precipitate are present in the bag. What is the nurses best action?
A) Recognize this as an expected finding.
B) Place the bag in a warm environment for 30 minutes.
C) Shake the bag vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds.
D) Contact the pharmacy to obtain a new bag of PN
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