This essential two-part series will discuss the long term monitoring of patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) from discharge to home. The first will cover discharge basics, assessing if a patient is appropriate for home parenteral nutrition and what education to provide to patient and caregivers. The second will focus on long term monitoring, including vitamin/mineral monitoring, biochemical monitoring, formula adjustments etc., preventing hospitalizations and tapering off therapy.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate those patients appropriate for home parenteral nutrition and be able to list three important factors to consider
Assess the parenteral nutrition inpatient order and appropriate adjustments to make for the home setting
Describe three important teaching points to cover to ensure safe administration of TPN in the home setting

Katie Kelly MS, RD, CSO, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian III, Nutrition Department, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA

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