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MC Discharge instructions for a client following an arthroscopy include
 
  A. As soon as you get home, put heat on the area for 30 minutes and off 30 minutes. Continue this procedure for 4 hours.
  B. Keep your knee in a straight position for the first 24 hours.
  C. You may ambulate on the second postoperative day using crutches.
  D. Check the incision site for signs of edema and erythema; if they should occur, notify the physician.

Question 2

The nurse is initiating a continuous tube feeding for a patient who has a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following procedures indicates proper practice?
 
  a. Allow the container to empty gradually over 60 minutes.
  b. Change the bag every 24 hours.
  c. Do not use water to flush the tube.
  d. Quickly increase the rate of administration.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B
Rinse the bag and tubing with warm water whenever feedings are interrupted. Use a new administration set every 24 hours. Allowing the container to empty over 30 to 45 minutes is the method used for intermittent administration of tube feedings. Administer water via a feeding tube as ordered or between feedings. This provides the patient with a source of water to help maintain fluid and electrolyte balance and clears the tubing of formula. Gradually advancing the rate of concentration of the tube feeding helps to prevent diarrhea and gastric intolerance to formula.





 

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