A client is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) through a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and will be discharged home with PN. The home health nurse evaluates the home setting and makes a recommendation when noting the following:

A client is receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) through a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and will be discharged home with PN. The home health nurse evaluates the home setting and makes a recommendation when noting the following:


a) No land line; cell phone available and taken by family member during working hours
b) Water of low pressure that can be obtained through all faucets
c) Little food in the working refrigerator
d) Electricity that loses power, usually for short duration, during storms


Answer: a) No land line; cell phone available and taken by family member during working hours


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