Total Parenteral Nutrition: Policies, Procedures, and Prescribing Information
Authors:
Adel S. Al-Jurf, M.D.
UI Hospitals and Clinics
Department of Surgery
Karen Dillon, R.N., B.S.N.
UI Hospitals and Clinics
Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care
Co-Authors:
Total Parenteral Nutrition Subcommittee
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer ReviewedCreation Date: June 1996
Last Revision Date: March 2003
Content
- Purpose of this Handbook
- Role of Nutrition Support Team Members
- Indications for Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Initiating Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Solutions and Additives
- Catheter Placement
- Dressing Changes and Catheter Care
- Monitoring of the TPN Patient
- Nutritional Assessment
- Home TPN
- Enteral Nutrition