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NDT Exam 3 -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified/ Latest2024/2025
A nurse is caring for a client who has developed irritation to his feeding tube in the past.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent this from occurring? -
✔✔Lubricate the tube before insertion
A nurse is caring for a client receiving tube feedings and medication. Which action should
the nurse take to appropriately administer the medication? - ✔✔Crush tablets and mix with
sterile water
A nurse is educating parents of a pediatric client who will need to receive bolus feedings at
home. The client will be fed through an open system. Which will the nurse share with the
parents? - ✔✔You will fill a bag with liquid formula for each feeding.
A client has been hospitalized for several weeks. During this time, the client's nurses are
careful to record the client's weight, monitor the client's stool frequency, and document the
client's food intake. The nurses are likely trying to combat which of the following? -
✔✔latrogenic malnutrition
Which of the following strategies can a nurse take to help prevent hyperglycemia in a client
receiving tube feedings? - ✔✔Select a low carb formula
Which of the following refers to feeding a client via a vein away from the center of the
body? - ✔✔Peripheral parental nutrition (PPN)
A nurse is educating a client on parenteral nutrition. The nurse notes that parenteral
nutrition is maintained at a constant rate in an adult client to avoid: - ✔✔Metabolic
disturbances
A client is receiving nutrition through a feeding tube. Which type of enteral feeding formula
would likely be used if the client needs to receive all essential nutrients in a specific volume?
- ✔✔Polymeric formula
, A client presents to the emergency department with throat inflammation, nausea, and
mouth sores. A nurse expects that the health-care provider will order which of the
following? - ✔✔feeding tube
Which of the following strategies can a nurse take to help prevent hypernatremia in a client
receiving bolus feedings? - ✔✔Provide adequate fluids
Which should occur weekly in a client who receives parenteral nutrition? - ✔✔Complete
blood count
A nurse is caring for a client receiving bolus feedings. During feeding, the client complains of
cramping and bloating. Which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Bring formula to room temperature prior to feeding. Change to a lactose-free formula.
Decrease fat content of formula.
Which of the following may contribute to the hospitalized client developing iatrogenic
malnutrition? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Drug therapy
Preparation for diagnostic tests
Pain
Paralysis
In which acute care situations would parenteral nutrition be indicated? Select all that apply.
- ✔✔A previously healthy client who was admitted to the intensive are unit after 7 days of
hospitalization
A client who has just had a major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery
A client who meets 40% of energy requirements after receiving nutrition by enteral route
alone for 8 days
A health-care provider has ordered that a 1-year-old pediatric client who has been receiving
central peripheral nutrition should transition to oral feeding. Which of the following actions
should a nurse take? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Monitor the client for hypoglycemia.
Taper off the infusion.
Anticipate rapid shifts of potassium.
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