Exam 27: Nutritional Therapy and Assisted Feeding

When the patient has just finished receiving a tube feeding, the nurse leaves the head of the patient's bed elevated for 30 to 60 minutes after feeding in order to:

The nurse who is preparing to give a feeding per a nasogastric (NG) tube tests the placement of the tube most safely by:

The nurse counsels the bulimic patient that her eating disorder can lead to serious conditions such as: (Select all that apply.)

Before any nutritional tray is delivered to a patient, the nurse has the responsibility of:

When assisting a patient with a severe visual impairment who wishes to feed himself, the nurse could best facilitate the patient's eating by:

The nurse explains that adequate vitamin D can be acquired by:

The nurse caring for the patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) should monitor the flow rate every:

Stopping the infusion and checking for residual volume, the nurse aspirates 250 mL of gastric contents. The nurse should next:

The nurse inserting an NG tube through the nostril into the back of the throat of a patient would instruct the patient to:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has total parenteral nutrition (TPN) running finds that the infusion is behind by 200 mL. The nurse should:

The nutritional documentation that is most informative is:

A patient has a new order to have an NG tube removed. The nurse should initially:

An older male patient is concerned about his cholesterol laboratory report that shows an elevated high density lipoprotein (HDL) level. The nurse explains that such a report indicates that:

While the nurse is explaining the procedure for inserting a tube for enteral feedings, the patient interrupts and asks why there is a need for this tube. The nurse's best response is:

Because of the patient's dysphagia, the nurse recommends to the physician that the patient be placed on a Level II texture level diet, which means that the food is:

When caring for a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition, the nurse knows that it is essential to: