A client is receiving a parenteral nutrition admixture that contains carbohydrates, electrolytes, vitamins, trace minerals, and sterile water and is now scheduled to receive an intravenous fat emulsion (Intralipid). The nurse

A client is receiving a parenteral nutrition admixture that contains carbohydrates, electrolytes, vitamins, trace minerals, and sterile water and is now scheduled to receive an intravenous fat emulsion (Intralipid). The nurse


a) Attaches the fat emulsion tubing to a Y connector close to the infusion site
b) Starts a peripheral IV site to administer the fat emulsion
c) Stops the admixture while the fat emulstion infuses
d) Connects the tubing for the fat emulsion above the 1.5 micron filter


Answer: a) Attaches the fat emulsion tubing to a Y connector close to the infusion site


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