Which patient is most likely to have enteral nutrition prescribed? The patient who
a. has an intestinal ob-struction c. has severe diarrhea
b. is unconscious d. has malabsorption syndrome
B
Candidates for enteral tube feeding are patients who have a functional GI tract and will not, should not, or cannot eat. Enteral tube feedings are contraindicated in patients with intestinal obstructions, severe diarrhea, or malabsorption syndrome because these conditions exist because of an altered functioning of the GI tract.
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