After 6 hours of parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion, the nurse checks a client's capillary blood glucose level and finds it to be 6.7 mmol/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A)Obtain a venous blood glucose specimen.
B)Slow the infusion rate of the PN infusion.
C)Recheck the capillary blood glucose in 4 hours.
D)Notify the health care provider of the glucose level.

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Mild hyperglycemia is expected during the first few days after PN is started and requires ongoing monitoring. Because the glucose elevation is small and expected, notification of the health care provider is not necessary. There is no need to obtain a venous specimen for comparison. Slowing the rate of the infusion is beyond the nurse's scope of practice and will decrease the client's nutritional intake.

After 6 Hours of Parenteral Nutrition (PN) Infusion, the Nurse