Author Question: A client is receiving continuous tube feeding at 70 mL/hr. When the bag is empty, how much formula ... (Read 156 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A client is receiving continuous tube feeding at 70 mL/hr. When the bag is empty, how much formula does the nurse add?

(Record your answer using a whole number.) _____ mL

Question 2

A client wants to lose 1.5 pounds a week. After reviewing a diet history, the nurse determines the client typically eats 2450 calories a day. What should the client's calorie goal be to achieve this weight loss?

(Record your answer using a whole number.) __ calories/day

zhanghao · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS:
280 mL
The nurse never adds more than 4 hours' worth of formula to a hanging bag of enteral feedings. 70 mL/hr 4 hr = 280 mL.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
1700 calories/day
To encourage a weight loss of 1 pound (2.2 kg) a week, 500 calories per day would be subtracted. To encourage a weight loss of 2 pounds (4.4 kg) a week, 1000 calories each day are subtracted. In this scenario, to lose 1.5 pounds a week the client needs to cut 750 calories per day from the diet: 2450 - 750 = 1700 calories.