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Transitioning from Parenteral Nutrition: Steps to Successes! - NHIA

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1 – Assess ability <strong>to</strong> take enteral/oral diet<br />

2 – Decrease PN <strong>to</strong> 75% of needs<br />

3 – Add EN <strong>to</strong> make up 25-40% of needs<br />

4 – PN decreases as EN/oral increases<br />

5 - Try decreasing PN and increasing EN<br />

by 25% increments or 50/50 PN /EN then<br />

25% PN (or s<strong>to</strong>p) and 75- 100% EN/oral.<br />

**Don’t pull that line or tube until you are<br />

sure!

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