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NURS 242 FINAL EXAM 2024 LATEST
UPDATED EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
ACTUAL NEW ALREADY GRADED A+
An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for
enteral feeding is - ....ANSWER...a. Weighing the client
weekly
b. Measuring gastric residual every hour
c. Changing the formula every 12 hours in an open system
d. Leaving formula in place in an open system for up to 24
hours
ANS:C
The nurse is initiating a continuous tube feeding for a
patient who has a gastrostomy tube. Which of the
following procedures indicates proper practice? -
....ANSWER...a. Allow the container to empty gradually
over 60 minutes
b. Change the bag every 24 hours
c. Do not use water to flush the tube
d. Increase the rate of administration quickly
ANS:B
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,The patient has been receiving a solution of 5% dextrose
(<600 mOsm) intravenously but will require long-term
therapy with dextrose solutions greater than 10% (>600
mOsm) . What will be required to provide this nutrition to
the patient? - ....ANSWER...a. A second intravenous line
b. An enteral feeding tube
c. A central venous access device
d. An increased flow rate in the current line
ANS:C
This is the only Long term device to deliver what they
need
When administering fat (lipid) emulsions via piggyback
infusion, what should the nurse be sure to do? -
....ANSWER...a. Insert into the port closest to the drip
chamber
b. Add the solution below the infusion filter
c. Add the solution above the infusion filter
d. Avoid the port nearest to the venipuncture site.
ANS:B
The patient having a nasogastric (NG) tube inserted is
disoriented. What action should the nurse take? -
....ANSWER...a. Halt the procedure
b. Request assistance with insertion
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,c. Administer a hypnotic medication
d. Continue the procedure as with any other patient
ANS:B
The Levin tube and the Salem sump tube are the tubes
used most commonly for stomach decompression. Which
of the following statements about these tubes is true?
(Select all that apply.) - ....ANSWER...a. Levin tubes have
a blue port that functions as an air vent
b. Insertion of these tubes is done as a sterile procedure
c. The blue air vent should not be used for irrigation
d. The Salem sump tube has a blue port that functions as
an air vent
ANS:C,D
Blue tips are NG tubes
Only air passes through the blue tube
Insertion is not sterile because it is the GI tract
The nurse is preparing to administer medications via
jejunostomy tube to a patient who has a continuous tube
feeding. Some of the medications need to be given on an
empty stomach and come only in tablet form which need
crushing. After crushing them, the nurse needs to: -
....ANSWER...a. Add the medications directly to the
feeding tube
b. Flush the tubing before the medication is given
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, c. Stop the feeding 30 to 60 minutes before medication
administration
d. Dissolve the medication in cold water
ANS: C
The ADULT patient is to receive three different
medications via nasogastric tube. What is the total amount
of water the nurse should prepare to administer? -
....ANSWER...a. 5 mL of water
b. 15 mL of water
c. 30 mL of water
d. 90 mL of water
ANS:D
30mL every medication
Which of the following tubes are used for long-term
enteral feedings? (Select all that apply.) - ....ANSWER...a.
PEG tube
b. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
c. Jejunostomy tube
d. Nasogastric decompression tube
ANS:A,B,C
Before administering a flush, medication, or formula feed
through a tube, the patient's head of bed should be
elevated: - ....ANSWER...a. at least 15 degrees
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