The nurse recognizes that when a patient is unable to consume adequate nutrition by mouth, an alternative route such as a feeding ostomy may be used. What is the proper term for feeding a patient by this method?
a. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
b. Nasogastric
c. Enteral
d. Parenteral
ANS: C
The administration of nutritionally balanced liquid foods through a feeding ostomy is called enteral nutrition.
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