Exam 69: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

A client is receiving enteral feedings by intermittent administration every 4 hours while awake,on a schedule of 08:00,12:00,16:00,and 20:00.After administering the 08:00 feeding,the nurse should plan to check for residual at which of the following times?

The nurse consults with the physician about a dosage adjustment for which of the following medications for a client who is beginning enteral feedings?

The nurse expects that a client being started on total parenteral nutrition will have an order to set the infusion pump at a maximum of how many milliliters per hour for the first 4 to 6 hours of therapy?

The nurse would write in the care plan for a client receiving enteral feedings to weigh the client on which of the following schedules?

The nurse concludes that total parenteral nutritional therapy is successful when the client who weighted 132 pounds initially demonstrates which of the following weights 1 week later?

A nursing responsibility associated with the care of the client that is specific to the total parenteral solution includes which of the following?

The nurse would report to the physician which of the following laboratory values for a client receiving total parenteral nutrition?

The nurse should formulate which of the following nursing diagnoses for the client receiving total parenteral nutrition?

A hospitalized adult was started on total parenteral nutrition at 12:00.The nurse documents that the client's blood glucose level needs to be checked at which of the following optimal times?

The nurse is aware that a client with malabsorption syndrome is not a good candidate for enteral therapy with which of the following types of enteral formulations?

The nurse checks a residual volume on a client receiving enteral feedings at a rate of 125 mL/hr.The nurse would withhold the feeding and notify the prescriber if the residual volume was greater than

According to the current evidence,the nurse checking the residual volume for a client's enteral feeding would return the feeding to the client as long as it is less than how many milliliters?

The nurse should write on the care plan to monitor the weight of a client starting total parenteral nutrition at which of the following intervals?

One of the best ways to prevent residue buildup that can result in the clogging of an enteral feeding tube is by

Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse include in the care plan for a client who is starting enteral nutrition by nasogastric tube today?

A client receiving total parenteral nutrition asks the nurse whether she can at least take her daily multivitamin by mouth.Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse assesses a client suspected of developing an osmotic intolerance to an enteral feeding for which of the following symptoms?

The nurse would comply with safe medication administration guidelines by administering which of the following crushed medication forms by enteral tube?

The nurse interprets that a client with which of the following conditions would benefit from an enteral feeding with an elemental formulation?

The nurse expects that a client who is malnourished will have which of the following alterations in health?