What are nursing considerations for ng tube insertion

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Problem: Nutrition- Know the different types of diets (clear, full, soft, low sodium, renal, diabetic). Live disease and ammonia. What dietary changes are recommended for liver patients? Enteral vs Parenteral nutrition. Who is a candidate for both? What does residual volume mean for tube feeding? What number is considered high and what should you do if it is high? What is the purpose of TPN and PPN? (Long-term vs short term, type of catheter etc). What are nursing considerations when administrating parenteral nutrition? Think in terms of how to care for the IV insertion site, the tubing changes, assessment protocols, filter tubing, lab/vitals assessment etc. What happens if you abruptly discontinue TPN? What should you do if TPN has to abruptly stopped? What are signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? How often should you check blood sugar for someone receiving enteral or parenteral feeding? What are NG tubes? How is it inserted? What are nursing considerations for NG tube insertion. How can you check for placement? What are PEG tubes? Are they for long or short term feeding? What precautions must be done to prevent aspiration during tube feeding instillation?

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