Enteral tube feeding quiz 2023 Graded A+
To determine the length of a nasointestinal tube to insert, a nurse should measure the
distance from the tip of the client's nose to the earlobe and from the earlobe to the
xiphoid process plus 20 to 30 cm more
A client who lives in a long-term care facility is receiving intermittent enteral feedings
and is experiencing social isolation. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse recommend?
Encourage the client to go to the dining room at meal times to talk with other clients
A nurse is administering an enteral tube feeding to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take to prevent aspiration?
Place the client in Fowler's position.
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 dysphagia
A nurse is inserting a small-bore feeding tube. Before initiating the feeding, the nurse
should take which of the following actions to verify placement?
Obtain an x-ray.
A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a client and asks the client to flex their head
toward their chest after the tube passes through the nasopharynx. This action facilitates
proper insertion of the tube by achieving which of the following?
Closing off the glottis
A nurse is caring for a client who has a paralytic ileus and requires nutritional support
for approximately 2 weeks. Which of the following types of feeding tubes should the
nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe?
Nasointestinal tube
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?
Persistent coughing
A nurse is preparing to administer a continuous enteral tube feeding to a client. The
nurse should take which of the following actions to prevent a complication of the tube
feeding?
Limit the time the formula hangs to 8 hr.
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?
Elemental
To determine the length of a nasointestinal tube to insert, a nurse should measure the
distance from the tip of the client's nose to the earlobe and from the earlobe to the
xiphoid process plus 20 to 30 cm more
A client who lives in a long-term care facility is receiving intermittent enteral feedings
and is experiencing social isolation. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse recommend?
Encourage the client to go to the dining room at meal times to talk with other clients
A nurse is administering an enteral tube feeding to a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take to prevent aspiration?
Place the client in Fowler's position.
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 dysphagia
A nurse is inserting a small-bore feeding tube. Before initiating the feeding, the nurse
should take which of the following actions to verify placement?
Obtain an x-ray.
A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a client and asks the client to flex their head
toward their chest after the tube passes through the nasopharynx. This action facilitates
proper insertion of the tube by achieving which of the following?
Closing off the glottis
A nurse is caring for a client who has a paralytic ileus and requires nutritional support
for approximately 2 weeks. Which of the following types of feeding tubes should the
nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe?
Nasointestinal tube
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?
Persistent coughing
A nurse is preparing to administer a continuous enteral tube feeding to a client. The
nurse should take which of the following actions to prevent a complication of the tube
feeding?
Limit the time the formula hangs to 8 hr.
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?
Elemental
