Of the patients listed below, which would be a candidate for nasoenteric feeding tube placement?
a. Post–motor vehicle accident victim with a broken nose and jaw
b. Patient with a bleeding ulcer and possible esophageal varices
c. Elderly patient with a diagnosis of failure to thrive and an inability to chew
d. Patient with an esophageal tumor
C
Enteral nutrition, commonly called tube feeding, is the administration of nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract when a patient cannot ingest, chew, or swallow, but can digest and absorb nutrients. Nasoenteric tubes are contraindicated in patients with facial trauma, prolonged bleeding, and upper gastrointestinal (GI) blockage (as is seen in cases of solid cancer).
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