Enteral Devices
Feeding Tube Placement
Enteral Feedings
Parenteral Nutrition
Evaluation and Continuing Care
100
NG tube stands for...
Nasogastric (tube)
100
Before inserting a feeding tube you want to assess the client's _____.
Bowel sounds
100
What are the 2 ways enteral feedings can be ordered?
Intermittent and Continuous
100
What are the two forms of parenteral nutrition?
Peripheral & Central Vein Infusions
100
What is the nurse's role when helping clients understand nutritional imbalances?
Educator
200
Salem sump tubes can be used for feeding and ______.
Suction
200
After inserting a feeding tube you ______ gastrointestinal secretions to see if the stomach is full.
Aspirate
200
Who orders the frequency of feedings and amounts to be administered?
The physician
200
Are peripheral vein infusions long term or short term?
Short Term
200
What is a central part of people's lifestyles?
Food Choice
300
A nasoenteric tube is inserted through the nose and ends in the _____.
Small intestines
300
When checking for proper placement of a NG tube, the pH of gastric secretions should be _____.
Less than 4
300
Cyclic feedings are also known as _____.
Nocturnal feedings
300
What kind of solutions are irritating to peripheral veins?
Hypertonic Solutions
300
Who should be included in a client's support system?
Family & Friends
400
Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy are used for long-term nutritional support, usually more than ____ weeks.
6 to 8
400
One way of verifying placement is to _____ the epigastrum while injecting air.
Auscultate
400
Which feeding is administered over a 24 hour period using an infusion pump?
Continuous
400
Which form of parenteral feeding is used when nutritional needs are great?
Central Vein Infusions
400
What important factor of success should be discussed with the client?
Their Goals
500
______ tubes are used when risk for aspiration is high.
Nasoenteric
500
What is the most reliable way to confirm feeding tube placement?
Radiography/ X-ray
500
How much enteral formula is administered each time during intermittent feeding?
300-500 mL
500
Why are patients with central vein infusions closely monitored?
Risk of Infection
500
To evaluate a client with imbalanced nutrition, the nurse would compare what?
Baseline weight to current data
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