Nursing 220 Final Exam with Questions and Answers

Nursing 220 Final Exam with Questions and Answers What is nutrition? Why is it important? ANSWER Basic component of health; refers to the foods we eat and the nutrients it contains. Essential for g/d, tissue maintenance, organ function Malnutrition ANSWER Deficiency of imbalance of nutrients Names of Nutrients ANSWER Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water You should eat less than _____ mg of sodium/day. ANSWER 2300 Factors Influencing Nutrition ANSWER Age, gender, fever, starvation, menstruation, illness/injury, infection, activity level, thyroid function, and environmental factors GI Tract Pathway ANSWER Mouth, esophagus, stomach, sm. intestine, lg. intestine, rectum, anus Types of Enteral Tubes ANSWER Small bore (Dobhoff) and Salem Sump Small Bore (Dobhoff) Tubes ANSWER Stylet/weight for ease of insertion (removed when in position), used for feeding, end of the tube in the sm. intestine Salem Sump Tube ANSWER Used for decompression/irrigation of the stomach; sometimes used for feeding