Exam 32: Enteral Nutrition

The nurse is caring for a patient with an enteral feeding tube in place.The nurse assesses for pulmonary aspiration as the main complication related to feeding tubes.Other complications include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is initiating a continuous tube feeding for a patient who has a gastrostomy tube.Which of the following procedures indicates proper practice?

An appropriate technique for nasogastric (NG)tube insertion is for the nurse to:

The nurse has inserted a nasogastric (NG)feeding tube.The feeding tube has a stylet in place to aid insertion.What should the nurse do once the tube is in place?

Conditions that increase the risk for spontaneous tube dislocation include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is checking the residual volume on a patient who is getting intermittent tube feedings via his NG tube.Which of the following may indicate that the patient has started to bleed again?

What is an appropriate amount of nasogastric irrigant for an adult patient?

Which technique is appropriate for providing intermittent tube feeding once placement of the tube has been checked?

The nurse determines that a nasogastric (NG)tube needs irrigation when she:

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving continuous tube feedings.What must the nurse do to care for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient in a chronic vegetative state with inadequate gastric emptying.The nurse would anticipate finding in a ________ tube placed to assist with this patient's nutritional needs.

A tube passed through the nose or mouth with the end terminating in the stomach or the small bowel,and used in feeding the patient for short periods is known as a _____________.

The nurse has just inserted a nasogastric (NG)feeding tube into a patient.What should the nurse do to definitely ascertain that the tube is in the stomach or in the intestine?

Which evaluation indicates that placement of a nasogastric or enteric tube is correct?

The home health nurse evaluates the provision of intermittent tube feedings by the patient's family member.The nurse notes that additional teaching is required when she notices that the family member:

Before insertion of a nasogastric (NG)tube,of which finding should the physician be notified?

Which technique is appropriate for the nurse to implement during nasogastric (NG)tube insertion?

The nurse is checking gastric residual on a patient who has a continuously running tube feeding and finds that the patient has a 600-mL gastric residual volume (GRV).How should the nurse respond?

Of the patients listed below,which would be a candidate for nasoenteric feeding tube placement?

The nurse,physician,and dietitian collaborate to select an enteral feeding formula for the patient.Their decision should be based on which of the following? (Select all that apply. )