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Chapter06:NutritionalThe
rapy
1.Apatientishavingcompli b. Fluidandelectrolyteimbalancesandsepsis
cationsfromabdominalsur
geryandremainsNPO.Bec
auseenteraltubefeedings
arenotpossible,thedecisi
onistoinitiateparenteralfe
edings.Whatarethemajorc
omplicationsforthistherap
y
.Apatientisbeingventilate d. Topreventaspirationofthefeedings
dandhasbeenstartedone
nteralfeedingswithanasog
astricsmall-
borefeedingtube.Whatist
heprimaryreasonthenurse
mustfrequentlyassesstub
eplacement?
3.Thepatientistostartpare d. Subclavianvein
nteralnutrition.Thenursek
nowstopreparewhichsitef
orcatheterinsertion?
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4.Apatienthasbeenadmitt c. Obtainachestradiograph.
edtothecriticalcareunitaft
erastroke.Afterfailingasw
allowstudy,thepatientispl
acedonenteralfeedings.F
ollowingplacementofana
sogastrictubefortubefee
ding,whatisthenextcritical
step?
5.Apatientsfeedingtubeh c.
asbeensuccessfullyplace theintestinalmucosanormallyreceivesnutrientsfromth
dinthesmallintestinewithc estomachinperistalticwaves
ontinuousflowtubefeedin
g.Thenurseknowsthatthisa
pproachwaschosenbecau
se:
6.Apatientisbeingfedthro Elevatetheheadofthebed30degrees.
ughanasogastrictubeplac
edinhisstomach.Thenurse
wouldcarryoutwhichinter
ventiontominimizeaspirati
onrisk?
7.Apatientwhoisreceiving d. tube feeding intolerance.
continuousenteralfeeding
shasjustvomited250mLof
milkygreenfluid.Thisisaco
ncernbecausethismostlik
elydemonstratesthatthep
atienthas:
8.Apatientisreceivingente d. recheck the residual in 2hours
ralfeedingsandhasjustvo
mited250mLofmilkygreen
liquid.Thenurseholdsthetu
befeeding,whichhadbeen
infusingat100mL/hr.Thenu
rseknowsthatthenextactio
nshouldbe:
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9.Inadditiontoresidualsto a. Abdominal distention
machvolume,whatotherev
idencesuggestsfeedingin
tolerance?
10.Approximately5daysaft a. Clostridium difficile
erstartingtubefeedings,a
patientdevelopsextreme
diarrhea.Astoolspecimeni
scollectedtocheckforwhi
chpossiblecause?
11.Apatientwithacutepanc b. Infuseantibioticsthroughtheintravenousline.
reatitisisstartedonparente
ralnutrition.Thestudentnur
selistedpossibleinterventi
onsforthispatient.Whichin
terventionneedscorrectio
nbeforefinalizingtheplan
ofcare?
12.Inevaluatingapatientsn c. Prealbumin
utrition,thenursewouldmo
nitorwhichbloodtestasthe
mostsensitiveindicatorofp
roteinsynthesisandcatabo
lism?
13.Apatientisreceivingent d. Phenytoin
eraltubefeedingsandhasd
evelopeddrug-
nutrientinteractions.Thenu
rserecognizeswhichdrug
ashavingthepotentialforc
ausingdrug-
nutrientreactions?
14.Whichstatementistruea d. Without nutritional stimulation, mucosal villi
boutnormalfunctionofthe atrophy.
gastrointestinal(GI)tract?
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15.An important c. potential for drug-nutrient interaction related to
nutritional consideration polypharmacy.
in the elderly population
is:
16.Objectivedatadesignati d. weight loss, elevated glucose, and dehydration
ngthatthenutritiongoalsar
enotbeingmetinclude:
17.In trauma patients a. 24hours
,enteral nutrition via
nasogastric tube
feedings into the small
bowel is best initiated
within what time frame
following the injury?
18.Apatientwithahistoryof b. Fiber-addedformula
emphysema,diabetes,and
hyperlipidemiaisinthecriti
calcareunitonaventilator.T
henutritionassessmentnot
esthatthepatienthasaprot
einandvitamindeficiencya
ndisunderweight.Whichfo
rmulafornutritionalassess
mentismostappropriate?
19.Selectthephysiological d. Gut mucosa is preserved.
reasoningbehindenteralth
erapyasthepreferredsour
ceofnutritionaltherapy
20.Thenurseidentifieswhic b. The patient with ileitis
hpatientatgreatestriskfor
malabsorptionofprotein?
21.Thebestnursingapproa b.
chtopreventfeedingtube flushthetubeevery4hourswith20to30mLoftapwater.
obstructionis:
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Chapter06:NutritionalThe
rapy
1.Apatientishavingcompli b. Fluidandelectrolyteimbalancesandsepsis
cationsfromabdominalsur
geryandremainsNPO.Bec
auseenteraltubefeedings
arenotpossible,thedecisi
onistoinitiateparenteralfe
edings.Whatarethemajorc
omplicationsforthistherap
y
.Apatientisbeingventilate d. Topreventaspirationofthefeedings
dandhasbeenstartedone
nteralfeedingswithanasog
astricsmall-
borefeedingtube.Whatist
heprimaryreasonthenurse
mustfrequentlyassesstub
eplacement?
3.Thepatientistostartpare d. Subclavianvein
nteralnutrition.Thenursek
nowstopreparewhichsitef
orcatheterinsertion?
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4.Apatienthasbeenadmitt c. Obtainachestradiograph.
edtothecriticalcareunitaft
erastroke.Afterfailingasw
allowstudy,thepatientispl
acedonenteralfeedings.F
ollowingplacementofana
sogastrictubefortubefee
ding,whatisthenextcritical
step?
5.Apatientsfeedingtubeh c.
asbeensuccessfullyplace theintestinalmucosanormallyreceivesnutrientsfromth
dinthesmallintestinewithc estomachinperistalticwaves
ontinuousflowtubefeedin
g.Thenurseknowsthatthisa
pproachwaschosenbecau
se:
6.Apatientisbeingfedthro Elevatetheheadofthebed30degrees.
ughanasogastrictubeplac
edinhisstomach.Thenurse
wouldcarryoutwhichinter
ventiontominimizeaspirati
onrisk?
7.Apatientwhoisreceiving d. tube feeding intolerance.
continuousenteralfeeding
shasjustvomited250mLof
milkygreenfluid.Thisisaco
ncernbecausethismostlik
elydemonstratesthatthep
atienthas:
8.Apatientisreceivingente d. recheck the residual in 2hours
ralfeedingsandhasjustvo
mited250mLofmilkygreen
liquid.Thenurseholdsthetu
befeeding,whichhadbeen
infusingat100mL/hr.Thenu
rseknowsthatthenextactio
nshouldbe:
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9.Inadditiontoresidualsto a. Abdominal distention
machvolume,whatotherev
idencesuggestsfeedingin
tolerance?
10.Approximately5daysaft a. Clostridium difficile
erstartingtubefeedings,a
patientdevelopsextreme
diarrhea.Astoolspecimeni
scollectedtocheckforwhi
chpossiblecause?
11.Apatientwithacutepanc b. Infuseantibioticsthroughtheintravenousline.
reatitisisstartedonparente
ralnutrition.Thestudentnur
selistedpossibleinterventi
onsforthispatient.Whichin
terventionneedscorrectio
nbeforefinalizingtheplan
ofcare?
12.Inevaluatingapatientsn c. Prealbumin
utrition,thenursewouldmo
nitorwhichbloodtestasthe
mostsensitiveindicatorofp
roteinsynthesisandcatabo
lism?
13.Apatientisreceivingent d. Phenytoin
eraltubefeedingsandhasd
evelopeddrug-
nutrientinteractions.Thenu
rserecognizeswhichdrug
ashavingthepotentialforc
ausingdrug-
nutrientreactions?
14.Whichstatementistruea d. Without nutritional stimulation, mucosal villi
boutnormalfunctionofthe atrophy.
gastrointestinal(GI)tract?
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15.An important c. potential for drug-nutrient interaction related to
nutritional consideration polypharmacy.
in the elderly population
is:
16.Objectivedatadesignati d. weight loss, elevated glucose, and dehydration
ngthatthenutritiongoalsar
enotbeingmetinclude:
17.In trauma patients a. 24hours
,enteral nutrition via
nasogastric tube
feedings into the small
bowel is best initiated
within what time frame
following the injury?
18.Apatientwithahistoryof b. Fiber-addedformula
emphysema,diabetes,and
hyperlipidemiaisinthecriti
calcareunitonaventilator.T
henutritionassessmentnot
esthatthepatienthasaprot
einandvitamindeficiencya
ndisunderweight.Whichfo
rmulafornutritionalassess
mentismostappropriate?
19.Selectthephysiological d. Gut mucosa is preserved.
reasoningbehindenteralth
erapyasthepreferredsour
ceofnutritionaltherapy
20.Thenurseidentifieswhic b. The patient with ileitis
hpatientatgreatestriskfor
malabsorptionofprotein?
21.Thebestnursingapproa b.
chtopreventfeedingtube flushthetubeevery4hourswith20to30mLoftapwater.
obstructionis:
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