NGT nutrition

Multiple Choice

The nurse has just placed a NGT and checked pH. The nurses knows that in order to confirm placement, the following will be ordered:

• CT Scan

• MRI

• KUB

• Pet Scan

Multiple Choice

To prevent complications of enteral feedings the nurse knows that it is important to position the patient upright at a minimum of:

• 20 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 15 degrees

Multiple Choice

In preparing to place a NGT into a patient the nurse measures the NGT according to:

• Tip of the earlobe, tip of the nose, tip of the xiphoid process

• Tip of the nose, tip of the earlobe, end of the xiphoid process

• Tip of the xiphoid process, tip of the nose, tip of the earlobe

• Tip of the nose, tip of the earlobe, top of the xiphoid process

Multiple Choice

The nurse is measuring the pH post NGT insertion. The nurse suspects that the tube is in the correct place if the litmus paper reads a pH of:

• 8

• 7

• 3.5

• 6

Multiple Choice

Which food should the nurse offer to a client who has been prescribed a full liquid diet?

• Toast

• Cooked custard

• Plain bagel

• Scrambled eggs

Multiple Choice

You receive an order to begin enteral tube feedings. The first step is to:

• place the patient in a prone position.

• irrigate the tube with normal saline.

• check to see that the tube is properly placed.

• introduce a small amount of fluid into the tube before feeding.

Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring the nutritional status of a client receiving enteral nutrition. Which parameter does the nurse use to determine the effectiveness of the tube feedings?

• Daily weight

• Serum protein level

• Calorie count sheets

• Daily intake and output records

Multiple Choice

A client who has recently been started on enteral feedings complains of abdominal cramping and diarrhea. The nurse reviews the nutritional content on the label of the can of feeding solution. Which ingredient is the nurse looking for that may be causing this problem?

• Lactose

• Maltose

• Sucrose

• Fructose

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to administer tube feeding to a client with a peg tube. The performs a residual check and it measures 275ml. The nurses best action is to:

• Discard the 275ml and flush with 275ml of water

• Leave the 275ml in the container and replace after feeding

• Replace the 275ml with 275ml of tube feed

• Return the 275ml of residual

Multiple Choice

The nurse is inserting a NG Tube in a patient. At what point does the nurse ask the patient to lean forward and tuck the head towards the chest and swallow?

• Once 5cm of the tubing has been inserted

• Once the tubing is pass the nares

• Once the tubing is pass the nasopharynx

• Once the tubing is pass the ear