ATI ENTERAL TUBE FEEDING EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
To prevent a common complication of continuous enteral tube feedings, a nurse should - (answer) limit
the time the formula hangs to 4 hours
A nurse inserting a nasogastric tube asks the pt to flex her head toward her check after the tube passes
through the nasopharynx. The action facilitates proper insertion of the tube by - (answer) closing off
the glottis
To prevent aspiration during the administration of an enteral tube feeding, a nurse should - (answer)
place the patient in Fowler's position (or elevate the bed at 30 degrees)
Nasogastric tube feedings are an appropriate choice for a patient who - (answer) is postoperative
following laryngectomy. (immediately following removal of the larynx, patients typically receive IV fluids
or parenteral nutrition until the gastrointestinal tract recovers from anesthesia. Then, a nasogastric tube
is inserted and left in place for about 7 to 10 days to provide enteral feedings until swallowing is safe and
adequate.)
A patient with a gastric ileus postoperatively requires nutritional support for approximately 2 weeks.
Which of the following types of feeding tubes is appropriate for this patient? - (answer) Nasointestinal
tube (A lack of motility in the stomach (gastric ileus) would prevent the digestion of enteral formula
placed in the stomach.)
To determine how much of the length of a nasoenteric tube to insert, a nurse should measure the
distance from the tip of the patient's nose to the earlobe and from the earlobe to the - (answer)
xiphoid process plus 20-30 cm more. (Measure from the tip of the nose to the earlobe to the xiphoid
process approximates the distance from the nose to the stomach for 98% of patients. For duodenal or
jejunal placement, an additional 20-30 cm is required.)
Which of the following formulas is appropriate to administer to a patient who has a dysfunctional
gastrointestinal tract? - (answer) Elemental (elemental formulas contain predigested nutrients that are
easy for a partially functional gastrointestinal tract to absorb.)
An older adult patient in a long-term care facility is receiving intermittent enteral feedings in his room.
His affect is flat, and the nurse suspects that he is feeling isolated. Which of the following interventions is
appropriate for this patient? - (answer) Encourage him to go to the dining room at meal times to talk
with other patients.
ANSWERS
To prevent a common complication of continuous enteral tube feedings, a nurse should - (answer) limit
the time the formula hangs to 4 hours
A nurse inserting a nasogastric tube asks the pt to flex her head toward her check after the tube passes
through the nasopharynx. The action facilitates proper insertion of the tube by - (answer) closing off
the glottis
To prevent aspiration during the administration of an enteral tube feeding, a nurse should - (answer)
place the patient in Fowler's position (or elevate the bed at 30 degrees)
Nasogastric tube feedings are an appropriate choice for a patient who - (answer) is postoperative
following laryngectomy. (immediately following removal of the larynx, patients typically receive IV fluids
or parenteral nutrition until the gastrointestinal tract recovers from anesthesia. Then, a nasogastric tube
is inserted and left in place for about 7 to 10 days to provide enteral feedings until swallowing is safe and
adequate.)
A patient with a gastric ileus postoperatively requires nutritional support for approximately 2 weeks.
Which of the following types of feeding tubes is appropriate for this patient? - (answer) Nasointestinal
tube (A lack of motility in the stomach (gastric ileus) would prevent the digestion of enteral formula
placed in the stomach.)
To determine how much of the length of a nasoenteric tube to insert, a nurse should measure the
distance from the tip of the patient's nose to the earlobe and from the earlobe to the - (answer)
xiphoid process plus 20-30 cm more. (Measure from the tip of the nose to the earlobe to the xiphoid
process approximates the distance from the nose to the stomach for 98% of patients. For duodenal or
jejunal placement, an additional 20-30 cm is required.)
Which of the following formulas is appropriate to administer to a patient who has a dysfunctional
gastrointestinal tract? - (answer) Elemental (elemental formulas contain predigested nutrients that are
easy for a partially functional gastrointestinal tract to absorb.)
An older adult patient in a long-term care facility is receiving intermittent enteral feedings in his room.
His affect is flat, and the nurse suspects that he is feeling isolated. Which of the following interventions is
appropriate for this patient? - (answer) Encourage him to go to the dining room at meal times to talk
with other patients.
