ATI – Enteral Feeding, Nursing Course, Study Guide and Clinical Skills Review
Elemental
*contain predigested nutrients that are easy for a partially functional gastrointestinal system
tract to absorb - ✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a dysfunctional gastrointestinal tract
and requires enteral feeding. Which of the following formulas should the nurse administer to
the client?
Modular
Elemental
Polymeric
Specialty
Persistent coughing
* can indicate that the distal end of the NG tube has moved into the respiratory tract - ✔✔A
nurse is providing teaching about risk for aspiration with a client who is receiving intermittent
bolus nasogastric feedings. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client
to report?
A feeling of fullness
Persistent coughing
Discomfort in the naris
Postfeeding belching
A client who has dysphagia - ✔✔A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should
identify that which of the following clients requires an enteral tube feeding?
A client who has a paralytic ileus
Elemental
*contain predigested nutrients that are easy for a partially functional gastrointestinal system
tract to absorb - ✔✔A nurse is caring for a client who has a dysfunctional gastrointestinal tract
and requires enteral feeding. Which of the following formulas should the nurse administer to
the client?
Modular
Elemental
Polymeric
Specialty
Persistent coughing
* can indicate that the distal end of the NG tube has moved into the respiratory tract - ✔✔A
nurse is providing teaching about risk for aspiration with a client who is receiving intermittent
bolus nasogastric feedings. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client
to report?
A feeling of fullness
Persistent coughing
Discomfort in the naris
Postfeeding belching
A client who has dysphagia - ✔✔A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should
identify that which of the following clients requires an enteral tube feeding?
A client who has a paralytic ileus
