Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition
Patients receiving nutrition directly into the bloodstream are receiving this.
What is parenteral nutrition?
An older person's level of thirst may ______ with age.
What is decreases?
The nursing assistant will check this document that gives information about allergies and food preferences before giving any food to the resident.
What is the diet card?
The nursing assistant knows that the diet card for a diabetic resident should state "NCS", which stands for this.
What is No Concentrated Sweets?
After feeding a resident in bed, the nursing assistant should check the bed for ______ to prevent skin irritation or breakdown.
What are crumbs?
For a patient with a tube feeding, the nursing assistant can help with this within their scope
What is assemble equipment and supplies?
This unit of measurement is used to measure fluid intake.
What is a milliliter?
A resident should remain in an upright position for _____ minutes after eating a meal.
What is 30 minutes?
Placing the food on this side of the mouth helps protect the resident who has had a stroke from choking or aspirating.
What is the stronger side?
Fat helps store this in the human body.
What is energy?
Problems with this system in the body often required parenteral feeding/nutrition.
What is the digestive system?
You offer a resident water to drink and they say they prefer coffee or juice. You should provide a cup of ______ to this resident?
What is coffee or juice?
The nursing assistant will place the hand here to test food temperature.
What is above the food?
An imaginary _____ can be used to help a resident with a visual impairment locate their food.
What is clock?
This is found in pasta, bread, and cereal, and some people have an intolerance to it.
What is gluten?
The nursing assistant is repositioning a resident and sees the feeding tube lying in the bed. The nursing assistant should_______.
What is notify the nurse right away?
Kale and turnip greens are both high in vitamin K, but of the two, this vegetable has more.
What is kale?
A resident is not eating her lunch. The nursing assistant should do this first.
What is ask the resident if something is wrong with the meal/if everything is okay.
These three terms reflect the thickness of liquids offered to residents with difficulty swallowing
What is nectar, honey, and pudding?
The medical term for trouble swallowing
What is dysphagia?
A resident with a tube feeding is lying flat, putting them at risk for developing this respiratory condition.
What is pneumonia?
The resident drank an 8 oz cup of water, and the nursing assistant will document this as ____ mL.
What is 240?
The nurse has asked you to give a resident a protein shake, but the resident does not want it. The nursing assistant should do this.
What is report this to the nurse.
Diabetic residents need to eat the right amount and right type of ______ at the right ______.
What is food; time?
This diet is for a resident with high blood pressure, kidney, or heart problems.
What is low-sodium diet?