NUR 110 Test 11
- clear liquid diet
Answer water, ginger ale, broth
- full liquid diet
Answer no solids, only liquids
- mechanical soft diet
Answer pudding, yogurt, jello
- soft/low residue diet
Answer easily digestible
- pureed diet
Answer blended
- Heart diet
Answer limit cholesterol
- Low sodium diet
Answer rid body of excess Na and fluid associated with liver, CHF, renal and hypertension 1 / 3
- Vegetarian diet
Answer can be high in fat, needs increase in iron, zinc, calcium, Vit. D, B12, get protein from other sources
- Why will a client have an increased metabolic rate?
Answer growth, infections, fever, emotional tension, extreme environmental temps, elevated levels of certain hormones
- Benefits of fiber
Answer regulate glucose levels, lower serum cholesterol, increase satiety, increase stool weight, 25- 35g/day
- Why might a client be NPO?
Answer Dysphagia, surgery
- Causes of dysphagia
Answer myogenic, neurogenic, obstructive, other
- Myogenic
Answer (originating in muscle tissue) myasthenia gravis, aging, muscular dystrophy, polymyositis
- Neurogenic
Answer (caused by, controlled by, or arising in the nervous system) stroke, cerebral palsy, MS, ALS, diabetic neuropathy, parkinson's
- Obstructive 2 / 3
Answer benign peptic structure, lower esophageal ring, candidiasis, head/neck cancer, inflamed masses, trauma/surgical resection, anterior mediastinal masses
- Other causes of dysphagia
Answer Gastrointestinal or esophageal resection, rheumatological disorders, connective tissue disorders, vagotomy
- How is the NG tube placement verified?
Answer (short term) Radiographic exam, measurement of aspirate pH, visual assessment of aspirate, measurement of tube length and measurement of tube marking, CO2 monitoring, confirming naso-intesti- nal tube placement
- enteral nutrition
Answer (long term) a tube is placed through an opening in the stomach or jejunum; have partially functioning GI tract, may augment oral, continuous intermittent drip, cyclic or bolus, must be confirmed by x-ray
- parenteral nutrition
Answer administration of nutrients intravenously
- enteral feeding nursing care
Answer patient safety- position sitting up after feeding to prevent aspiration
monitoring for complications comfort- nares, secured education- for home care
- Residual
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