Week 7 NCO Verifying Feeding Tube Placement
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| The patient is to have his feeding tube irrigated. The patient asks why this is necessary. The nurse would be correct to state which of the following? (Select all that apply.) | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Absent bowel sounds 2. Coffee ground appearance of gastric aspirate.
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| The nurse is gathering supplies to perform irrigation of a feeding tube. The nurse has a stethoscope and the patient has a towel. What other supplies are needed to perform the procedure? (Select all that apply.) | show 🗑
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| The nurse is irrigating a patient’s feeding tube and is unable to instill the fluid. What is an appropriate nursing action? | show 🗑
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| show | True : Tube patency means that it is open and flushes easily when fluid is instilled.
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| A nurse is caring for a patient with a nasogastric feeding tube who is receiving a continuous enteral feeding. The nurse informs the patient the feeding will be stopped temporarily so water can be instilled through the feeding tube. The patient asks, “Why | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Change irrigation bottle every 24 hours.
2.. Perform hand hygiene and apply clean gloves to irrigate a feedin
3. Tap water should not be used for feeding tube irrigation with
4. Sterile water may be required for patients who are critically ill.
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| 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? | show 🗑
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| 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? (Select all that apply.) | show 🗑
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| 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? | show 🗑
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| show | The nurse failed to kink the tubing before connecting and removing the syringe from the end of the feeding tube.
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| 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? (Select all that apply.) | show 🗑
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