A nurse is providing home care to a client on gastric tube feeding. What guideline
should the nurse follow?
A) Ask the client to lay with the head slightly elevated when feeding
B) Monitor amount of food provided to the client
C) Change dressings at insertion site once a week
D) Educate the family in cleaning the equipment
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A woman is formula feeding her newborn. During an evaluation of the mother's knowledge about formula feeding, the nurse recognizes that the mother meets her infant's needs when she:
a. Adds rice cereal to the formula at 2 weeks of age to ensure adequate nutrition b. Refrigerates any leftover formula for the next feeding c. Burps her infant during and after feedings as needed d. Warms the bottles using a microwave oven
A male nurse performing an assessment should take extra care to ask permission before touching a patient who is
1. A Latina woman. 2. An African American man. 3. A Native American man. 4. Any of the above.
A catheter is kept in the bladder by:
a. Taping it to the inner thigh b. An inflated balloon near the catheter tip c. A rubber band and safety pin d. A clamp or clip