A client receiving parenteral nutrition develops a glucose trend. Select the best interpretation and plan.
Trend
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Explanation
Progressive hyperglycemia with polyuria and dehydration requires prompt glucose management, review of dextrose delivery and insulin needs, and closer laboratory and fluid monitoring. Ignoring the trend or independently doubling the infusion is unsafe.
Quick answer Connect rising glucose with the dextrose infusion and osmotic fluid loss.
Why this is correct Parenteral dextrose can exceed current glucose-handling capacity. Management is individualized and should avoid abrupt, unsupervised changes that create another metabolic hazard.
Easy analogy or mental picture Treat every infusion as a controlled clinical system: verify the product and access, recognize a changing cue, stop preventable exposure, stabilize the client, and confirm the response.
NCLEX decision rule Choose the action that prevents the most immediate infusion-related harm while preserving vascular access and the ordered diagnostic evidence.
Why the other choices are wrong Options that restart a suspect product, bypass a safety device, force an occluded tube, or delay reassessment can convert a reversible warning into serious harm.