Enteral Nutrition and IV Therapy

What is enteral nutrition?

• Food delivered into the GI tract

• Nutritional formula delivered into the GI tract

• Food that is eaten

• Nutritional formula that is eaten

A feeding tube inserted through the nose into the small intestine is called a...?

• Nasogastric tube

• Gastrostomy tube

• PEG tube

• Nasointestinal tube

Continuous feeds require _______________________ ____________________ _______________.

What is the most accurate definition of aspiration?

• Inhalation of air into the lungs

• Inhalation of fluid or an object into the lungs

• Ingestion of air into the esophagus

• Ingestion of fluid or an object into the esophagus

Which of the following is NOT true for IV therapy?

• It is used to provide fluids when the client can't take fluids by mouth

• Sometimes IV therapy provided sugar for energy

• It is sometimes used to administer medication

• It is used for every client in acute care

What kind of feeding tube is a PEG tube?

• A G-tube inserted with the use of an endoscope

• A J-tube inserted with the use of an endoscope

• A G-J tube inserted with the use of an endoscope

• An NG tube inserted with the use of an endoscope

Which of the following signs/symptoms would you report to the nurse for a client that is on enteral feeds?

• Nausea/vomiting

• Abdominal distention

• Diarrhea

• Discomfort during the tube feeding