Author Question: A patient with a partial bowel obstruction will be given a 1-week course of enteral tube feeding via ... (Read 24 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A patient with a partial bowel obstruction will be given a 1-week course of enteral tube feeding via a nasogastric tube. Which formulation is appropriate for this patient?

a. Vivonex Plus, an elemental formulation
b. Osmolite, a polymeric formulation
c. Glucerna, a formulation for impaired glucose tolerance
d. Polycose, a modular formulation that contains carbohydrates

Question 2

The nurse is administering a parenteral nutrition infusion to a patient. The nurse will implement which measures to prevent infection?

(Select all that apply.)
a. Change the intravenous tubing set every 72 hours.
b. Change the intravenous tubing set every time a new bag is added to the infusion.
c. Use a 1.2-micron filter with each tubing set.
d. Monitor the patient's temperature every shift during the infusion.
e. Report any increase in the patient's temperature over 100 F (37.8 C).