Feeding tubes
Types of Tube feeding
Checking Placement
General Knowledge
Nursing Management during Med Administration
100
What is inserted through the nose and enters the stomach?
Nasogastric Tube
100
What is administered 24 hours by pump?
Continous
100

What is the gold standard for initial confirmation of correct placement of a blindly inserted orogastric tube?

X-ray

100

What is gavage?

Feeding

100
What tablets cannot be crushed (select 3)?
Enteric coated, sublingual or buccal.
200
What tube is inserted through the nose and enters the small intestines?
nasoenteric
200
What feeding is delivered by gravity via a syringe over 15 minutes?
Bolus
200

What is the PH of gastric aspirate?

Generally 1-4.

200

What is it called to remove blood, pus, or poison from the GI tract?

Lavage

200
What is the only liquid that should is used to dissolve medications?
Water
300
What tube is inserted via the abdomen into the stomach?
G-Tube
300
What is administer in a prefilled container ?
Closed
300
Inject air while listening with a stethoscope for a whooshing sound over the?
Stomach-Left upper quadrant
300
What is enteral nutrition?
Nutrition provided through the gastrointestinal tract distal to the oral cavity via a tube.
300
How should enteral meds be administered?
Separately and not with tube feeding
400
What tube is used for gastric lavage?
Salem Sump
400

What reflex must be present for a client to receive bolus feedings?

Gag reflex

400
What medications alter the PH of the GI Tract and can pose a hazard for checking for placement?
Medications that suppress gastric acid such as famotidine or pantoprazole
400

High residuals place a client at risk for....?

Aspiration

400
What is contraindicated for flushing enteral tubes?
Cola or cranberry juice
500
What is a common major respiratory complication from a dislodged tube?
Aspiration pneumonia
500
What is the minimum head of bed position that the patient should be during tube feeding?
30 degrees
500
What is rare but potentially fatal complication of tube feeding that causes a combination of fluid and electrolyte shift?
Refeeding syndrome
500
Which catheters should not be used for feeding devices because they don't have external anchoring devices and can migrate?
Urinary drainage catheters or GI draining tubes
500
What medication will be ineffective if the tube feeding is not held for one hour before and after administering?
phenytoin (Dilantin)
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