Author Question: Clients who are on ventilators, are restrained, are comatose, or have a depressed gag reflex and are ... (Read 31 times)

Jkov05 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Clients who are on ventilators, are restrained, are comatose, or have a depressed gag reflex and are receiving tube feedings should have feeding tubes placed into the:

a. jejunum.
b. stomach.
c. ileum.
d. duodenum.

Question 2

If a tube-fed patient has blood glucose values higher than 200 mg/dL, he or she should be given:

a. insulin.
b. a prokinetic agent.
c. formula with added fiber.
d. a low-carbohydrate formula.