Author Question: The nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding for the patient. The patient has been on ... (Read 52 times)

corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

The nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding for the patient. The patient has been on enteral feedings for 2 days. The nurse knows that the most appropriate technique for implementing enteral feeding is:

a. weighing the patient weekly.
b. measuring the gastric residual every hour.
c. changing the formula every 12 hours in an open system.
d. leaving the formula in place in an open system for up to 24 hours.

Question 2

Evaluation of an appropriate use of a metered-dose inhaler by a client is evident when the client:

A. Does not shake the canister
B. Presses the canister before taking a breath
C. Holds the breath for 10 seconds after inhalation
D. Takes another puff of medication quickly after the first dose

atrochim · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Maximum hang time for formula is 12 hours in an open system, and 24 to 48 hours in a closed, ready-to-hang system (if it remains closed). Weigh the patient daily until the maximum administration rate is reached and maintained for 24 hours, and then weigh the patient 3 times per week. Check the gastric residual volume. Residual volume should be assessed before each feeding for intermittent feedings.

Answer to Question 2

C
C. Holding breath for 10 seconds allows the medication to reach the deep branches of airways.
A. Shaking the inhaler before administration is correct procedure; it mixes the medication in the canister.
B. The correct procedure is to depress the canister during inhalation.
D. A wait of 20 to 30 seconds is advised between doses of the same medication; 2 to 5 minutes is the standard between doses of different medications.