HOSA NURSING ASSISTANT:
NUTRITION & FLUIDS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Aspiration - Answer-breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Enteral nutrition - Answer-giving nutrients into the gastro-intestinal tract through a
feeding tube
Gavage - Answer-process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube
Nasogastric (NG) tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
Nasointestinal (NI) tube - Answer-inserted through the nose, down the throat, and into
the small intestine
Nasoduodenal tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the proximal portion of
the small intestine (i.e., duodenum)
Nasojejunal tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the second portion of the
small intestine (i.e., jejunum)
Gastrostomy tube - Answer-a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the
body into the stomach
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) - Answer-a feeding tube inserted
endoscopically into the stomach
Jejunostomy tube - Answer-a feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening in
the jejunum of the small intestine
Regurgitation - Answer-backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening
Parenteral nutrition - Answer-giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein
Total parenteral nutrition - Answer-administered to patients who cannot, or should not,
get their nutrition through eating
Intravenous (IV) therapy - Answer-giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted
into a vein; IV and IV infusion.
Peripheral venous sites - Answer-IV sites located away from the center of the body (e.g.
superficial veins of the arm and hand)
NUTRITION & FLUIDS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Aspiration - Answer-breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Enteral nutrition - Answer-giving nutrients into the gastro-intestinal tract through a
feeding tube
Gavage - Answer-process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube
Nasogastric (NG) tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
Nasointestinal (NI) tube - Answer-inserted through the nose, down the throat, and into
the small intestine
Nasoduodenal tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the proximal portion of
the small intestine (i.e., duodenum)
Nasojejunal tube - Answer-tube inserted through the nose into the second portion of the
small intestine (i.e., jejunum)
Gastrostomy tube - Answer-a surgically placed feeding tube from the exterior of the
body into the stomach
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) - Answer-a feeding tube inserted
endoscopically into the stomach
Jejunostomy tube - Answer-a feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening in
the jejunum of the small intestine
Regurgitation - Answer-backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening
Parenteral nutrition - Answer-giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein
Total parenteral nutrition - Answer-administered to patients who cannot, or should not,
get their nutrition through eating
Intravenous (IV) therapy - Answer-giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted
into a vein; IV and IV infusion.
Peripheral venous sites - Answer-IV sites located away from the center of the body (e.g.
superficial veins of the arm and hand)
