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Alternative Feeding Methods

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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.

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

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