Prior to administering the initial tube feeding following nasogastric tube insertion, the nurse should:
a. verify correct tube placement by x-ray.
b. place the client in a supine position in the bed.
c. aspirate for residual tube feeding contents.
d. place the distal tip of the tube in a glass of water to verify correct placement by absence of bubbling.
Question 2
The client receiving a continuous enteral tube feeding of 450 mOsm/L develops diarrhea. The nurse understands the most likely cause could be:
a. hypertonicity of the solution.
b. too-slow administration of tube feeding.
c. flushing the tube with tap water every eight hours.
d. the enteral formula cannot fully meet nutritional needs.
Feeding groove and phagocytosis displayed by many species of supergroup Excavata.
Parenteral medication administration. The angle of needle insertion for four different types of pare
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Wintrobe tube and Westergren tests are used to measure the ESR.
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