Parenteral nutrition
Topic: Fundamentals
Giving a concentrated solution of glucose, amino acids, electrolytes, vitamins and minerals, often with lipids, into a vein when the gut cannot be used. High-osmolarity total parenteral nutrition goes through a central venous catheter, on an infusion pump and through a lumen kept for it. Give aseptic line care, monitor blood glucose, weight and laboratory values, and never stop TPN abruptly without an order.
- Also known as:
- Total parenteral nutrition, TPN
- In Turkish:
- Parenteral beslenme
What does Parenteral nutrition mean?
Parenteral nutrition is part of the Fundamentals topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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