The rona
These individuals are required to wear a mask indoors because they aren't eligible for the vaccine.
What are children age 2-11?
Evidence shows end stage Alzheimer's patients have better outcomes with feeding tube placement
What is false?
A proliferation of undesirable bacteria in a patient. Often in the blood for patients receiving TPN and in the insertion site for enteral feeding tubes.
What is an infection?
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramping, local irritation
What are short term risks of ANH?
What is a negative covid test.
ANH utilization in ALS patients is considered reasonable.
What is true?
Unfinished business: needing time for a relative to arrive, financial affairs to be concluded, or an important event.
What justifies ANH in end of life?
This is maintained if placed early in disease course to prevent malnutrition for certain disease processes.
What is quality of life.
Where masks are not required despite vaccination status (except during outbreaks or large scale events).
What are the outdoors?
What is true.
The symbolism to families when they move forward with ANH.
What is nurturing/care?
The three main types of Enteral feeding tubes
What are g-tube, j-tube, and NG tube.
The main stipulation that determines if a vaccinated individual needs to quarantine and be tested after a covid exposure.
What is asymptomatic?
Tube feeding decreases risk of aspiration.
What is false?
The primary cause of hospital readmission for individuals with a feeding tube.
What is pneumonia?
Assist patient/dpoa in making well informed decisions while maintaining advocacy for the patient as the top priority.
What is a hospice goal in ANH.
The 7 places that masks are required despite vaccination status.
What are healthcare settings, public transit, indoor youth settings, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, emergency shelters, and cooling centers.
What is false
Diminished QOL, increased restraint use, loss of pleasure of eating, aspiration.
What are long term risks of ANH
Short-term support to patients with acute illness expected to recover and resume intake.
What is the primary use of ANH. (What is primary intention/why developed = are acceptable answers)