A nurse administering a tube feeding for a client on a ventilator should be sure to place the client in a semi-recumbent position to prevent:
1. Overfeeding.
2. GERD.
3. Early satiety.
4. Aspiration.
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Rationale: Clients on ventilators who are tube fed should be placed in a semi-recumbent position to reduce the risk of aspiration. Symptoms of GERD occur after eating. Overfeeding may result in increased levels of carbon dioxide which is an end product of macronutrient metabolism. Early satiety may result in a reduction of nutrients and result in malnutrition.
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