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concept of nursing 1
Enteral nutrition 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A nurse is reviewing the policy for irrigating a feeding tube. What information should the nurse include that would address accurate principles of infection control when performing this procedure? | -Change irrigation bottle every 24 hours. -Perform hand hygiene and apply clean gloves to irrigate a feeding tube. -Tap water not to be used for feeding tube irrigation with neonates -Sterile water may be required for patients who are critically ill. |
| A nurse is telling a coworker that she is unable to flush a feeding tube. Which suggestion offered by the coworker would be accurate, useful information? | "Reposition the patient and see if you are able to flush the tubing with water." |
| A nursing instructor is reviewing the skill of irrigating a feeding tube with a group of nursing students. Which statement(s), if made by the nursing student, is(are) accurate, indicating learning has occurred? | "Curdled enteral formula and improperly crushed medications are the most common causes of feeding tube occlusion." |
| -- | -"Bowel sounds should be present if the patient is receiving tube feedings." -"The patient should be placed in a high Fowler’s or semi-Fowler’s position for feeding tube irrigation." |
| The nurse is going to irrigate a nasogastric feeding tube. The nurse would be correct to draw up how much water into the ENFit syringe? | 30 ML |
| The nurse is irrigating a nasogastric feeding tube after having verified tube placement by pH testing. The nurse draws up 30 mL of tap water into an ENFit syringe, removes the plug at the end of the tube, | -- |
| attaches the ENFit syringe, and slowly instills the irrigation solution. The nurse removes the syringe and plugs the end of the tube. What error occurred in the performance of this skill? | The nurse failed to kink the tubing before connecting and removing the syringe from the end of the feeding tube. |
| The nurse understands that irrigating a feeding tube helps prevent it from becoming clogged and clears the tubing of fluid. At what times is it appropriate to flush a feeding tube? | -Before medication administration. -Before an intermittent feeding. -Between medications. -After medication administration. |
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