Exam 12: Promoting Nutrition

A male patient with a neurological injury is learning how to feed himself.Which method should the nurse implement to best facilitate learning?

The nurse cannot advance the small-bore intestinal feeding tube into the patient's oropharynx.What nursing action will facilitate tube advancement without complications?

The nurse teaches the patient about eating a soft diet at home.After teaching,the nurse asks the patient for an example of a suitable food on a soft diet.Which patient choice does the nurse accept as suitable for a soft diet?

The healthcare provider prescribes a dental-soft diet for the patient.Which food selection should the nurse provide for the patient?

The nurse prepares the patient for discharge to home with instructions to self-administer nasointestinal tube feedings.Which does the nurse include in patient teaching?

The nurse instructs the new orientee to care for the gastrostomy site.Which items should the nurse include in her teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse aspirates fluid from the nasointestinal tube.Which finding requires the nurse to plan follow-up nursing interventions?

The nurse admits a patient who follows the Hindu faith.Which food should the nurse withhold to maintain the patient's dietary practices in accordance with this faith?

The healthcare provider has started the patient on a clear liquid diet.Which item should the nurse provide for the patient?

The nurse is planning care for the patient receiving nasogastric tube feedings.What reassessment information would best indicate to the nurse that a successful therapeutic regimen has been established?

The nurse prepares a dietary plan for a patient who practices Orthodox Judaism and notes that no Jewish holidays are approaching.What choices does the nurse plan to exclude from the patient's menu?

The nurse receives a report stating that the patient,who is 5 feet tall,has a nutritional deficit.Which physical clinical indicator consistent with a nutritional deficit does the nurse expect to observe in the patient?

An older patient has been eating approximately 50% of each meal for several days.Which action should the nurse take to increase the patient's nutritional intake?

The nurse instructs the patient to self-administer nasointestinal tube feedings at home.Which is the best instruction to include in patient teaching about aspirating the tube?

Before administering a continuous nasointestinal tube (NIT)feeding,the nurse verifies placement of the patient's NIT and flushes it with water.Which step should the nurse perform next?

A patient with a neurological disease has difficulty swallowing.Which should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse plans care for a patient with impaired swallowing.Which outcome would be appropriate for the nurse to include in the patient's plan of care?

The nurse at a community center is preparing a program for elderly people at risk for malnutrition who need community resources.Which is the best action for initiating the nurse's program?

The nurse assesses the patient who receives continuous enteral nutrition through a nasointestinal tube.What is the priority intervention by the nurse if the patient's bowel sounds are inaudible?

The nurse prepares to insert a small-bore feeding tube into a patient.Which step of the procedure does the nurse expect during the insertion?