and Answers
Enteral nutrition aka - ANS tube feeding
which of the following statements is true regarding EN? sata
a. easier to administer
b. safer to administer
c. more psychologically efficient
d. less expensive than parenteral nutrition - ANS abcd
indications for EN include:
a. cannot eat due to surgery, injury or disease process
b. client with nutritional deficit
c. impaired swallowing + gag reflex
d. gastric decompression
e. all of the above - ANS e
which of the following is NOT an example of why a client would be on EN?
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, a. orofacial fractures
b. tracheostomy in-situ
c. extensive burns
d. anorexia
e. mechanical ventilation
f. chemotherapy
e. someone on nsaid meds - ANS e - who cares if they are on nsaids..
PEG tube stands for - ANS percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
PRG stands for - ANS percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy tube
PEJ tube - ANS percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube
PEG-J tube - ANS Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Tube:
- surgically inserted through the abdomen and into the jejunum (the second part of the small
intestine). Also called J-tube
which tube is creation of an opening between the jejunum and the surface of the abdominal
wall - ANS jejunostomy
what are the 3 feeding routes through the nose - ANS Nasogastric (NG)
nasoduodenal
nasojejunal
Which of the following is requires for short term? sata
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