Author Question: Using the data collected during your nutrition assessment, what vitamin and mineral supplementation ... (Read 59 times)

saraeharris · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

Using the data collected during your nutrition assessment, what vitamin and mineral supplementation would you recommend?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Mrs. Maney was not able to tolerate the enteral feeding because of nursing report for diarrhea. What recommendations could be made to improve tolerance to the tube feeding?

What will be an ideal response?

millet · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Iron
B vitamins (limit vitamin B6 supplementation to less than 15 mg)
Calcium/vitamin D

Answer to Question 2

The formula could be changed to one with added fiber (such as Jevity) or fiber could be added to Mrs. Maney's medications.
It is important to remember that fiber supplements should not be added separately to the enteral formula or placed down the feeding tube. It may cause interactions with the formula and could result in a tube blockage.
Additionally, an antidiarrheal agent such as loperamide could be used.
Depending the osmolality of the formula, it may be advisable to have a lower initiation rate to lower the water-pulling effect that the higher osmolar formula may have in the intestinal tract.