Reference no: EM133419723
Assignment:
1. List the supplies needed for an NG tube insertion.
2. How is placement verified and what is the most accurate method to determine placement?
3. Match the pH test result to the likely source
1 to 4
5 or higher
Greater than 6
- Stomach of a fasting patient
- Patient with continuous tube feeding
- Pleural fluid from the tracheobronchial tree Intestine of a fasting patient
Administering Enteral Nutrition: Nasoenteric, Gastrostomy, or Jejunostomy tube
1. What are the indications for enteral nutrition?
2. Describe the assessment and nursing interventions to ensure safe care for clients with intermittent or continuous enteral tube feeding: prior to, during, and after feeding.
3. What are the types of enteral feeding tubes, the placement, and the purpose(s) of each?
4. What are the different types of enteral nutrition formulas?
Gladys, an 84-year-old-widow, is close to being discharged from outpatient services after breaking her hip from a fall. She uses alcohol, and tells you that she has been drinking more heavily since her husband passed away more than a year ago to help her cope with grief. She will not tell you how often or how much she drinks, but admits that she has lost over 25 pounds in the past year.
- How do you establish a therapeutic relationship with Gladys?
- What support can you provide for Gladys?
- What are some key risk considerations?
- What are the key medication considerations, especially given her age and alcohol use?
- What other considerations may you have to consider to maintain her safety?