Nursing & Medical Exam 3 : Clinical Practice, Therapeutic Diets, Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition, NG/G/J Tube Management, Aspiration Precautions, Medication Administration, Patient Safety, Dysphagia, Stroke Care, Head Trauma, Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease,

Nursing & Medical Exam 3 : Clinical Practice, Therapeutic Diets, Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition, NG/G/J Tube Management, Aspiration Precautions, Medication Administration, Patient Safety, Dysphagia, Stroke Care, Head Trauma, Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, Infection Control, Bowel & Lung Assessment, Residual Monitoring, Bolus & Continuous Feeding, High/Low Fiber Diets, Clear & Full Liquids, Pureed & Mechanical Soft Diets, Diet as Tolerated, Low-Residue Diets, High-Risk Procedures, Complication Management, Clinical Decision-Making, Evidence-Based Interventions, and Critical Care Protocols Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026 Aspiration: misdirection of secretion or gastric contents into the larynx or lower respiratory tract Risk factors for aspiration: - Position - Dysphagia - Stroke - Head/neck cancer - Head trauma - Dementia - Parkinson's Disease - Medical interventions that compromise the gag reflex (EGD, mechanical ventilation, sedation) - Slowed eating and food left in the mouth Aspiration Precautions: - Upright position - Make sure food in form they can eat - Elevate the head of the bed What do you do if you suspect a patient is aspirating? - Make the patient NPO (nothing by mouth) and get an order for the speech-language pathologist. What are the types of therapeutic diets and food options within each? (Clear liquid, Full liquid, Pureed, Mechanical soft, DAT, Low-residue, High fiber) - Clear liquid (CL diet) – anything you could see through if you hold it up to the light - Full liquid (FL diet) –milk, juice, ice cream, frozen yogurt, oatmeal - Pureed – baby food, applesauce (food blended down) - Mechanical Soft (Mech soft) – cut up or mashed potatoes (foods that are soft, easy to chew, and swallow) - Diet as Tolerated (DAT or Advance as Tolerated) – eat whatever you want as long as it doesn’t cause any problems (low sodium) - Low-residue – easily digested, low fiber diet, like applesauce, grapes, white rice - High fiber – prunes, oats, bananas Differences between enteral and parenteral nutrition administration? -Enteral is when a tube is placed in the stomach or small intestine -Parenteral nutrition is through a tube directly placed in a vein (nutrients directly to bloodstream) Difference between and nursing considerations of NG, G, and J tubes? NG Tube: - Used for removing gastric secretions and instillation of medications/solutions - Check off sheet - These 3 for every tube - Duration of treatment - GI anatomy/emptying