Exam 5: Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Tube Therapy

The student nurses are assisting patients with physical and/or cognitive impairments. Which technique by a student shows good understanding of this process?

The new nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous tube feeding through a set that includes a bag and uses a pump to deliver the formula. What action by the nurse demonstrates good understanding of administering tube feedings?

The nurse has properly identified the client and the validated the correct tube feeding formula. After checking for tube placement per agency policy, what action by the nurse is most important?

A client's NG tube is not sumping and gastric contents are visible in the blue "pigtail." What actions by the nurse are appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

When discussing nutrition, what does the faculty member teach the students?

A 6-year old child starts crying when the nurse brings formula in to start the tube feeding. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is caring for a client with a nasogastric (NG) tube. What assessment finding would the nurse report to the provider immediately?

A client's white blood cell count and pre-albumin are severely decreased. What assessment finding does the nurse correlate with this laboratory result?

A newly admitted older client has not been eating any of the meal trays. What actions would the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A client weighed 186 pounds (84.54 kg) on admission. One week later the client weighs 172.98 pounds (78.62 kg). What action by the nurse is best?

After inserting a nasogastric tube, what elements does the nurse document? (Select all that apply.)

A client is on a clear liquid diet. What foods, brought to the client by the nursing student, would indicate a need for the student to review the diet? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse has inserted a nasogastric tube in a client for feedings. After the tube has been advanced into place and secured, what action does the nurse take next?

The nurse concerned about a client's nutritional status would request an order for which laboratory value?

A nurse is inserting a small-bore feeding tube. What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse works with patients on different types of texture-modified diets, including the National Dysphagia Diet (NDD) and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI). Which diets are correctly paired with an appropriate food item? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client and notices that after each meal, the client becomes hoarse. What action by the nurse is best?

A client at risk for aspiration has finished a meal. What assessment by the nurse indicates that a priority goal for this client has been met?

What is the most important consideration for the nurse when caring for the client who has a Levin tube?

The nurse supervising students would intervene when a student attempted to place an NG tube in which client?