A patient is prescribed Glucerna 1.5 Cal full strength at 50 mL/hr. The nurse pours 237 mL of the formula in a feeding container and starts the feeding at 0800. At 1200 the physician changes the feeding to Glucerna 1.5 Cal 1/2 strength. Which action should the nurse take? a. Provide the remaining 37 mL of the full strength feeding as a bolus. b. Prepare the solution to be 1/2 strength and add it to the current feeding. c. Prepare the solution as 1/2 strength and place in a new feeding container. d. Dilute the remaining 37 mL of the full strength feeding to be ½ strength
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The feeding started at 0800 and it's now 1200, so 4 hours have passed. At a rate of 50 mL/hr, the patient has received 200 mL of the 237 mL. This leaves 37 mL of the full strength feeding. The physician has now ordered a change to a 1/2 strength feeding. This Show more…
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