A school-aged child with Crohn's disease will receive enteral nutrition for the next 6 weeks. What should the nurse counsel the parents to do to support this child's needs?
A) Provide the feeding during regular meal times.
B) Encourage the child to stay with the family during routine meal times.
C) Suggest the child stay in the bedroom during routine meal times with the family.
D) Explain that this might be a permanent method to have nutrition going forward.
B
Feedback:
When nutrition is supplied by enteral solutions, the enteral infusion should be provided during the night. Removing the tube during the day can make feedings more tolerable. Meal time provides social stimulation so the parents should encourage the child to spend time with the family during routine meal times. The feedings should not be provided during regular meal times. Having the child stay in the bedroom during meal times with the family will not support the child's socialization needs. There is no way of knowing if enteral feedings will be a permanent method for this child to obtain nutrition going forward.
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