Asked by Kirsis Gonzalez on Jun 17, 2024
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The nurse is caring for a patient in a chronic vegetative state with inadequate gastric emptying.The nurse would anticipate finding in a ________ tube placed to assist with this patient's nutritional needs.
Nutritional Needs
The specific dietary requirements necessary for maintaining health, growth, and optimal body function.
- Recognize patients who are proper selections for nasoenteric feeding tube insertion.
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Asanda MabasoJun 20, 2024
Final Answer :
jejunostomy
A jejunostomy tube would be appropriate for this patient.A nasally inserted tube would be inappropriate for long-term use;this fact rules out nasogastric and nasoenteric tubes.A tube placed into the stomach would be inappropriate for a patient with inadequate gastric emptying;this fact rules out gastrostomy and nasogastric tubes.
A jejunostomy tube would be appropriate for this patient.A nasally inserted tube would be inappropriate for long-term use;this fact rules out nasogastric and nasoenteric tubes.A tube placed into the stomach would be inappropriate for a patient with inadequate gastric emptying;this fact rules out gastrostomy and nasogastric tubes.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize patients who are proper selections for nasoenteric feeding tube insertion.