Which of the following clients receiving enteric feedings through a nasoenteric tube are most at risk for the potential of increased plasma osmolarity?
A. 50-year-old client receiving an isotonic enteral feeding product
B. 75-year-old unconscious client receiving a hyperosmolar enteral feeding product
C. 38-year-old client receiving a hyperosmolar enteral feeding product, who also eats and drinks PRN
D. 70-year-old client with an IV of D5W infusing at 125 mL/hr, who is also receiving a hyperosmolar enteral feeding product
B
Clients at risk for increased plasma osmolarity are older adults, those receiving hyperosmolar enteral feeding products, and those who are unconscious, unable to respond to the thirst reflex, or on fluid restrictions.
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