A patient arrives at the urgent care center with leg pain af…

A patient arrives at the urgent care center with leg pain after a fall when rock climbing. The radiographs show no broken bones, but he has a large bruise on his thigh. The patient says he drives a truck and does not want to take anything strong because he needs to stay awake. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

During the night shift, a patient’s central parenteral nutri…

During the night shift, a patient’s central parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion ran out, and the nurse discovered that there was no PN solution on hand to continue the infusion. The pharmacy is closed and will not reopen for 8 hours. The nurse will have to implement measures to prevent which consequence of abruptly discontinuing PN infusions?