The nurse is caring for a 21-year-old female burn victim. Her parents ask why their daughter has to be fed by a nasogastric tube (NG). What would be the best response?
A) "Your daughter's intestines are not working normally right now so we have to feed her through a tube."
B) "If your daughter were eating normally, she would get sicker because her intestines are not working right."
C) "We need to get a lot of calories and nutrients into your daughter to help her heal, and this is the best way to do that."
D) "Trying to eat normally would just wear your daughter out, so we feed her through a tube to conserve her energy."
C
Feedback:
Early enteral feedings may help maintain intestinal mucosa and reduce episodes of infection and the degree of hypermetabolic stress response. The formula can also be designed to meet the specific nutritional needs that might not be obtained by oral feedings.
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