Consider the clinical, financial, psychological, and social ramifications of using home parenteral nutrition, with no foods allowed by mouth, in answering the following questions:What would be the advantages of living at home instead of in a hospital or other residential facility? Can you think of some disadvantages?Think about how you, as a patient, might manage daily infusions: consider the time, cost, and commitment required to maintain the therapy.If not allowed to consume food, what possible difficulties might you encounter? How would you handle holidays and special occasions that center around food?

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Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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Consider the clinical, financial, psychological, and social ramifications of using home parenteral nutrition, with no foods allowed by mouth, in answering the following questions:

What would be the advantages of living at home instead of in a hospital or other residential facility? Can you think of some disadvantages?
Think about how you, as a patient, might manage daily infusions: consider the time, cost, and commitment required to maintain the therapy.
If not allowed to consume food, what possible difficulties might you encounter? How would you handle holidays and special occasions that center around food?

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Step 1: What is total parenteral nutrition

When the IV administration of nutrition is the only source of nutrition the patient is receiving it is known as total parenteral nutrition.
In this condition patient has a some major gastrointestinal problem were, patient can tolerate oral foods, given total parenteral nutrition.
Total parenteral nutrition, when to patient's home itself, is called "home parenteral nutrition".