NCM 109 RLE STUDY TEST
PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Low sodium diet - Answer- A type of diet that includes no more than 1,500 to 2,400 msg
of sodium per day.
Low calorie diet - Answer- A type of diet that consumes lower calories on a regular
basis to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
High calorie diet - Answer- A type of diet that consists of foods high in protein,
carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals
Diabetic diet - Answer- A type of diet which is essentially a regular diet except that their
amounts and their distributions of meals are controlled daily.
DASH diet - Answer- A type of diet to stop hypertension.
Clear liquid diet - Answer- A type of diet which consists of clear liquids that are easily
digested and leave no indigested residue in the intestinal tract.
General liquid diet - Answer- A type of diet that is nutritionally adequate consisting of
liquids and foods that liquefy at body temperature.
Enteral feeding - Answer- Mode of delivery that uses the gastrointestinal tract for the
delivery of nutrients, which includes eating food, consuming oral supplements and all
types of tube feeding.
Orogastric tube feeding - Answer- A type of tube feeding where the tube is inserted from
the mouth to the stomach
Nasogastric tube feeding - Answer- A type of tube feeding where the tube extends from
the nose into the stomach.
Nasogastric tube feeding - Answer- Most common route for tube feeding
Gastrostomy tube feeding - Answer- A tube is passed through an incision in the
abdominal wall and then the tube is percutaneously placed in the stomach under
endoscopic guidance, secured by rubber "bumpers" or inflated balloon catheter.
, Jejunostomy tube feeding - Answer- A surgically or endoscopically placed in the
jejunum or distal duodenum, the middle section of the small intestine. Types include
needle catheter placement, direct tube placement and creation of jejunal stoma that is
catheterized intermittently.
Total parenteral nutrition - Answer- Method of feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal
tract. Fluids are given into a vein to provide most of the nutrients the body needs. The
method is used when a person cannot or should not receive feedings or fluids by mouth.
Brecht feeding - Answer- This is a type of feeding that is used for clients with cleft lip
and cleft palate.
Clock face technique - Answer- A feeding technique used for patients who has a
problem with sight
Dietary approach to stop hypertension - Answer- DASH
PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) Gastrostomy - Answer- If NGT/OGT is
not possible; long term feeding
1. Elderly
2. Blind people or people with poor vision
3. Unconscious patients
4. Patients with spinal cord injury
5. Pediatric clients - Answer- Clients who need assistance in feeding
Carbs: 9-11
Veggies: 11-3
Protein (main dish): 3-9 - Answer- Universal Rule of Serving the 3 Food Group
Regular - Answer- Healthy Clients or sick without any special conditions
Soft - Answer- Geriatric Clients; Chewing/GI Problems
General liquid - Answer- "Transition" diet; GI Problems
Clear liquid - Answer- Pre or post-operation/procedures; GI Problems
Bland/Light - Answer- Bedridden, Irritated GI (upset stomach), or stomach that doesn't
have high activity
Low residue - Answer- Hyperactive GI/Diarrhea/IBD (inflammatory bowel disease -
chronic)
High residue - Answer- Hypoactive GI/Constipation/Hemorrhoids
PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Low sodium diet - Answer- A type of diet that includes no more than 1,500 to 2,400 msg
of sodium per day.
Low calorie diet - Answer- A type of diet that consumes lower calories on a regular
basis to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
High calorie diet - Answer- A type of diet that consists of foods high in protein,
carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals
Diabetic diet - Answer- A type of diet which is essentially a regular diet except that their
amounts and their distributions of meals are controlled daily.
DASH diet - Answer- A type of diet to stop hypertension.
Clear liquid diet - Answer- A type of diet which consists of clear liquids that are easily
digested and leave no indigested residue in the intestinal tract.
General liquid diet - Answer- A type of diet that is nutritionally adequate consisting of
liquids and foods that liquefy at body temperature.
Enteral feeding - Answer- Mode of delivery that uses the gastrointestinal tract for the
delivery of nutrients, which includes eating food, consuming oral supplements and all
types of tube feeding.
Orogastric tube feeding - Answer- A type of tube feeding where the tube is inserted from
the mouth to the stomach
Nasogastric tube feeding - Answer- A type of tube feeding where the tube extends from
the nose into the stomach.
Nasogastric tube feeding - Answer- Most common route for tube feeding
Gastrostomy tube feeding - Answer- A tube is passed through an incision in the
abdominal wall and then the tube is percutaneously placed in the stomach under
endoscopic guidance, secured by rubber "bumpers" or inflated balloon catheter.
, Jejunostomy tube feeding - Answer- A surgically or endoscopically placed in the
jejunum or distal duodenum, the middle section of the small intestine. Types include
needle catheter placement, direct tube placement and creation of jejunal stoma that is
catheterized intermittently.
Total parenteral nutrition - Answer- Method of feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal
tract. Fluids are given into a vein to provide most of the nutrients the body needs. The
method is used when a person cannot or should not receive feedings or fluids by mouth.
Brecht feeding - Answer- This is a type of feeding that is used for clients with cleft lip
and cleft palate.
Clock face technique - Answer- A feeding technique used for patients who has a
problem with sight
Dietary approach to stop hypertension - Answer- DASH
PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) Gastrostomy - Answer- If NGT/OGT is
not possible; long term feeding
1. Elderly
2. Blind people or people with poor vision
3. Unconscious patients
4. Patients with spinal cord injury
5. Pediatric clients - Answer- Clients who need assistance in feeding
Carbs: 9-11
Veggies: 11-3
Protein (main dish): 3-9 - Answer- Universal Rule of Serving the 3 Food Group
Regular - Answer- Healthy Clients or sick without any special conditions
Soft - Answer- Geriatric Clients; Chewing/GI Problems
General liquid - Answer- "Transition" diet; GI Problems
Clear liquid - Answer- Pre or post-operation/procedures; GI Problems
Bland/Light - Answer- Bedridden, Irritated GI (upset stomach), or stomach that doesn't
have high activity
Low residue - Answer- Hyperactive GI/Diarrhea/IBD (inflammatory bowel disease -
chronic)
High residue - Answer- Hypoactive GI/Constipation/Hemorrhoids
