T.M.'s condition is stable throughout the day, and the physician writes the following orders:
Patient can PO ad lib. Resume home schedule of 520 mL Pediasure via G-tube from 10 pm to 6 am.
Remove Foley catheter.
Place the steps for setting up a feeding with a Mic-Key button in the correct order. Calculate
the hourly rate at which you will set the pump.
1, Clean the skin-level device with alcohol
2, Wash hands and apply gloves
3, Place the correct amount of PediaSure in the feed bag with overfill for priming
4, Start the feeding
5, Attach the feeding bag to the pump and continue with "auto prime"
6, Attach tubing to patient
2, 3, 5, 1, 6, 4
Hourly rate: 520 mL divided by 8 hours gives an hourly rate of 65 mL/hr.
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