The nurse educator is reviewing the different enteral tube feeding devices for nutritional support with their placement sites with a group of nursing students
Which student nurse response demonstrates an understanding of the proper placement of a button feeding device? A) A small silicone device used in place of a gastrostomy tube
B) Devise placed with an endoscopic instrument
C) Inserted through the nose into the stomach
D) Placed through the skin into the stomach
A
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Button feeding device: a small silicone device used in place of a gastrostomy tube. Nasogastric: through the nose into the stomach. Percutaneous: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): placed through the skin. Endoscopic: placed with an instrument called an endoscope. Gastrostomy: inserted into the stomach.
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