Alternative Feeding Methods This activity is designed to test your knowledge of delivering nutrients to clients via tubes. It is recommended that you read Chapter 34 of Kozier, B., Erb, G., Blais, K., & Wilkinson, J.M.  2000.   Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practice.  6th ed.   Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. Tools A B x-ray best way to determine feeding tube placement enteral feeding preferred way to deliver nutrients to the client who cannot eat prevent aspiration correct tube placement is important to: hyperglycemia you should watch for this metabolic disturbance in the tube fed client jejunostomy surgical opening into the jejunum pleural fluid this straw-colored, clear medium closely resembles gastric fluid duodenum clients at risk for aspiration should be fed via the: verify placement before administering enteral feeding, the nurse is responsible to: abdominal distention this assessment finding may indicate intolerance to a previous feeding fowler's the preferred client position during a tube feeding