The nurse is preparing to administer total parenteral nutrition intravenously to a patient with malnutrition. What fat soluble vitamin should the nurse note is absent from the nutritional mixture?

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Vitamin K is typically absent from total parenteral nutrition (TPN) mixtures due to its potential to cause complications, such as precipitation or clotting, when mixed with other components of TPN. Other fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E) are usually included.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Total Parenteral Nutrition Intravenously