The nurse is preparing a patient who will receive intermittent enteral nutrition at home with a hyperosmolar solution. What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient?
a. How to perform the Valsalva maneuver
b. The need to consume extra fluids between feedings
c. The need to decrease dietary fiber
d. The need to remain supine during infusion of the enteral solution
ANS: B
Dehydration can occur if patients do not receive enough water during or between feedings, so patients should be taught to consume extra water. The Valsalva maneuver is taught to patients who receive TPN to prevent embolus. Enteral feedings can cause diarrhea, so decreased fiber may aggravate that.
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