BN5006 Exam 2- Nutrition And
Elimination Study Guide
Poor appetite, loss of taste, chewing/swallowing problems, depression/anxiety, eating
problems, decreased nutrient absorption, poor food access - Answer Factors affecting
intake in older adults
Malnutrition screening tool. The result provides a score to indicate an individual's level
of malnutrition risk. - Answer Define MST
Nutrition provided to patients through a feeding device inserted in the GI tract. - Answer
Define enteral nutrition
Impaired swallowing, oral feeding is not appropriate, inadequate nutritional intake.
Used for patients who are unable to ingest food but able to digest/absorb nutrients. -
Answer State the indications for enteral nutrition
Nasogastric or nasojejunal tube - Answer What's the type of enteral feeding used for < 4
weeks
Gastrostomy endoscopically/surgically or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Answer What's the type of enteral feeding used for > 4 weeks
- Basilar skull/facial fracture
- Hx of recent face surgery/pituitary resection
- Upper GI surgery or bleeding
- Osophageal stricture (narrowing of esophageal lumen)
- Stent placement
-Deviated nasal septum
- Bowel obstruction - Answer Contraindications of enteral nutrition
- Positioned in 30-45 degree angle
- Regular assessment for pulmonary aspiration
- Documentation (input + prog.notes) - Answer How to manage enteral (PEG) feeding
- Type and size of NG tube
- Date and time of insertion
- Insertion route
, - Tube's external length measurement
- Method used to confirm tube placement
- Patient's tolerance of procedure - Answer What to include in the documentation for
PEG feeding
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Cough
-Difficulty swallowing
- Chest pain
- Profuse sweating
- Bluish skin colour - Answer Symptoms of aspiration pneumonia
- Abdominal cramps
- Nausea vomiting
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Pulmonary aspiration
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Fluid overload
- Dehydration
- Tube occlusion
- Tube displacement - Answer Name some complications of enteral feeding
Imbalance in fluids and electrolytes occurs when food is reintroduced to a person who
is malnourished. Managed by slow introduction of feeding - Answer Refeeding syndrome
- Make OBS about physical status, food intake, weight changes and response to therapy
- MST to identify at risk patients
- Monitor symptoms and recognise problems
- Assist w/ oral intake
Elimination Study Guide
Poor appetite, loss of taste, chewing/swallowing problems, depression/anxiety, eating
problems, decreased nutrient absorption, poor food access - Answer Factors affecting
intake in older adults
Malnutrition screening tool. The result provides a score to indicate an individual's level
of malnutrition risk. - Answer Define MST
Nutrition provided to patients through a feeding device inserted in the GI tract. - Answer
Define enteral nutrition
Impaired swallowing, oral feeding is not appropriate, inadequate nutritional intake.
Used for patients who are unable to ingest food but able to digest/absorb nutrients. -
Answer State the indications for enteral nutrition
Nasogastric or nasojejunal tube - Answer What's the type of enteral feeding used for < 4
weeks
Gastrostomy endoscopically/surgically or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Answer What's the type of enteral feeding used for > 4 weeks
- Basilar skull/facial fracture
- Hx of recent face surgery/pituitary resection
- Upper GI surgery or bleeding
- Osophageal stricture (narrowing of esophageal lumen)
- Stent placement
-Deviated nasal septum
- Bowel obstruction - Answer Contraindications of enteral nutrition
- Positioned in 30-45 degree angle
- Regular assessment for pulmonary aspiration
- Documentation (input + prog.notes) - Answer How to manage enteral (PEG) feeding
- Type and size of NG tube
- Date and time of insertion
- Insertion route
, - Tube's external length measurement
- Method used to confirm tube placement
- Patient's tolerance of procedure - Answer What to include in the documentation for
PEG feeding
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Cough
-Difficulty swallowing
- Chest pain
- Profuse sweating
- Bluish skin colour - Answer Symptoms of aspiration pneumonia
- Abdominal cramps
- Nausea vomiting
- Delayed gastric emptying
- Pulmonary aspiration
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Fluid overload
- Dehydration
- Tube occlusion
- Tube displacement - Answer Name some complications of enteral feeding
Imbalance in fluids and electrolytes occurs when food is reintroduced to a person who
is malnourished. Managed by slow introduction of feeding - Answer Refeeding syndrome
- Make OBS about physical status, food intake, weight changes and response to therapy
- MST to identify at risk patients
- Monitor symptoms and recognise problems
- Assist w/ oral intake
