The nursing instructor is talking about caring for patients with feeding tubes and endotracheal tubes (ET)
The instructor tells the students that before each tube feeding, the nurse should check for tube placement in the stomach as well as residual volume. What is the purpose of the nurse's actions?
A) Prevent gastric ulcers
B) Prevent aspiration
C) Prevent abdominal distention
D) Prevent diarrhea
Ans: B
Feedback: Protecting the client from aspirating is essential because aspiration can cause pneumonia, a potentially life-threatening disorder. Gastric ulcers aren't a common complication of tube feeding in clients with ET or tracheostomy tubes. Abdominal distention and diarrhea can both be associated with tube feeding, but neither is immediately life-threatening.
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