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Question 1 of 5

A nurse on the day shift is preparing to change a client's total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution, but the new TPN solution has not arrived from the pharmacy. The client receives additional IV fat emulsion during the night shift. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Hang dextrose 10% in water (D10W) until the TPN solution is delivered.

B. Saline lock the IV catheter after discontinuing the TPN solution.

C. Hang the IV fat emulsion solution.

D. Call the provider for new TPN orders.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hang dextrose 10% in water (D10W) until the TPN solution is delivered.

Question 2 of 5

What is the primary function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

A. Absorption of nutrients

B. Mechanical digestion of food

C. Production of digestive enzymes

D. Storage of bile

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Absorption of nutrients

Question 3 of 5

Trypsinogen when activated by ______ will break down proteins in the ______.

A. enterokinase; pancreatic ducts

B. trypsin; small intestine

C. secretin; pancreatic ducts

D. enterokinase; small intestine

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: enterokinase; small intestine

Question 4 of 5

Submucosal glands occur in the submucosa of the and they also occur in the _.

A. Oesophagus and ileum

B. Stomach and Duodenum

C. Stomach and ileum

D. Oesophagus and Duodenum

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Stomach and Duodenum

Question 5 of 5

How many teeth will be produced in an average lifetime?

A. 20

B. 32

C. 30

D. 52

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 32

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