NUR 150 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is culture? - Answer-Kind of bacteria
What is the undesirable manifestation of being overweight - Answer-Genetics,
psychological influence, eating disorders
What is the undesirable manifestations of being underweight - Answer-Anorexia,
bulimia, cancer, age
What does the gastric residual have to be to administer a tube feed - Answer-250mL or
less
Always administer formula for a tube feed at - Answer-Room temperature
What position does that patient have to be in after the nurse is administering a feed and
how long - Answer-Fowlers position and 30 minutes
Nasogastric tube feed sequence - Answer-1 check placement
2 check residual
3 flush
4 administer tub feed ( or medication )
5 flush
Liquid thickness for Mild dysphagia : nectar - Answer-Liquid can be sipped from a cup /
a little slower off the spoon than water
Liquid thickness for moderate dysphagia : honey - Answer-Consumed with a spoon but
still retains a liquid like texture / much slower off the spoon than water
Liquid thickness for severe dysphagia / spoon, pudding - Answer-Extra thick
consistency and needs to be eaten with a spoon ; do not drop off the spoon
dysphagia advanced - Answer-Moist and soft foods, such as cooked cereals, canned
fruit ect
Puréed diet - Answer-Hot cereals , mashed potatoes , certain meats, vegetables, and
yogurt ( Can't chew at all )
mechanical soft diet - Answer-Moist breads, well moistened cereal, thick or thin sliced
meats and baked potato ( can chew a little )
, What position do you place a patient when using a rectal suppository - Answer-Left lying
sims position
How to place a rectal suppository - Answer-Lubricate suppository,
Spread buttocks so you can see anus
Place the suppository on index finger and insert until you feel the internal sphincter
( first knuckle )
How deep do you place the soap suds enema tube in anus - Answer-3-4 inches
What is a colostomy? - Answer-A surgically created opening of the colon out onto the
abdomen wall.
What is enema? - Answer-introduction of fluid into the rectum and colon by means of a
tube
What are ways to confirm a NG tube placement - Answer-Modified x-ray , visualizing
gastric ,
What position should the patient be in when administering tube feed and what does this
prevent - Answer-High-Fowlers and aspiration
What is dysphagia? - Answer-difficulty swallowing
What is a complication of aspiration ? - Answer-aspiration pneumonia
What color should gastric content be - Answer-Yellow, green and brown .
What is not normal for gastric content - Answer-Bright red or coffee-ground material
What is a primary prevention's - Answer-Actions by the patient indicating a desire to
maintain optimal health and avoid onset of diseases
Ex : eating healthy, regular exercise, practicing good hygiene ect
What is secondary prevention? - Answer-Actions by the patient for the purpose of
screening for illness or a disease process for early detection and to prevent disease
Ex : annual mammograms , Pap smears, hearing exams and lab work
What is tertiary prevention? - Answer-Actions by the patient once diagnosed in order to
maintain as optimal health as possible with current diagnoses and reduce complications
Ex : diet , exercise , medications , counseling, physical therapy ect
Pain: assessment—"PQRST" - Answer-P = Provocation and Palliative factors - CAUSE
Q= Quality
R= Region of the body or Radiation
S= Severity - scale
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is culture? - Answer-Kind of bacteria
What is the undesirable manifestation of being overweight - Answer-Genetics,
psychological influence, eating disorders
What is the undesirable manifestations of being underweight - Answer-Anorexia,
bulimia, cancer, age
What does the gastric residual have to be to administer a tube feed - Answer-250mL or
less
Always administer formula for a tube feed at - Answer-Room temperature
What position does that patient have to be in after the nurse is administering a feed and
how long - Answer-Fowlers position and 30 minutes
Nasogastric tube feed sequence - Answer-1 check placement
2 check residual
3 flush
4 administer tub feed ( or medication )
5 flush
Liquid thickness for Mild dysphagia : nectar - Answer-Liquid can be sipped from a cup /
a little slower off the spoon than water
Liquid thickness for moderate dysphagia : honey - Answer-Consumed with a spoon but
still retains a liquid like texture / much slower off the spoon than water
Liquid thickness for severe dysphagia / spoon, pudding - Answer-Extra thick
consistency and needs to be eaten with a spoon ; do not drop off the spoon
dysphagia advanced - Answer-Moist and soft foods, such as cooked cereals, canned
fruit ect
Puréed diet - Answer-Hot cereals , mashed potatoes , certain meats, vegetables, and
yogurt ( Can't chew at all )
mechanical soft diet - Answer-Moist breads, well moistened cereal, thick or thin sliced
meats and baked potato ( can chew a little )
, What position do you place a patient when using a rectal suppository - Answer-Left lying
sims position
How to place a rectal suppository - Answer-Lubricate suppository,
Spread buttocks so you can see anus
Place the suppository on index finger and insert until you feel the internal sphincter
( first knuckle )
How deep do you place the soap suds enema tube in anus - Answer-3-4 inches
What is a colostomy? - Answer-A surgically created opening of the colon out onto the
abdomen wall.
What is enema? - Answer-introduction of fluid into the rectum and colon by means of a
tube
What are ways to confirm a NG tube placement - Answer-Modified x-ray , visualizing
gastric ,
What position should the patient be in when administering tube feed and what does this
prevent - Answer-High-Fowlers and aspiration
What is dysphagia? - Answer-difficulty swallowing
What is a complication of aspiration ? - Answer-aspiration pneumonia
What color should gastric content be - Answer-Yellow, green and brown .
What is not normal for gastric content - Answer-Bright red or coffee-ground material
What is a primary prevention's - Answer-Actions by the patient indicating a desire to
maintain optimal health and avoid onset of diseases
Ex : eating healthy, regular exercise, practicing good hygiene ect
What is secondary prevention? - Answer-Actions by the patient for the purpose of
screening for illness or a disease process for early detection and to prevent disease
Ex : annual mammograms , Pap smears, hearing exams and lab work
What is tertiary prevention? - Answer-Actions by the patient once diagnosed in order to
maintain as optimal health as possible with current diagnoses and reduce complications
Ex : diet , exercise , medications , counseling, physical therapy ect
Pain: assessment—"PQRST" - Answer-P = Provocation and Palliative factors - CAUSE
Q= Quality
R= Region of the body or Radiation
S= Severity - scale
