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| THEY ARE USED MOST OFTEN AS TRANSITIONAL DIETS WHEN EATING RESUMES AFTER ACUTE ILLNESS, SURGERY OR PARENTERAL NUTRITION. |
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| WHAT ARE INDICATIONS OF TOLERANCE OF DIET? |
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| IT CAN BE ASSESSED BY THE ABSENCE OF NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA; ABSENCE OF FEELINGS OF FULLNESS; ABSENCE OF ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DISTENTION; FEELINGS OF HUNGER AND THE ABILITY TO CONSUME AT LEAST 50 TO 75% OF THE FOOD ON THE MEAL TRAY. |
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| WHAT IS A CEAR LIQUID DIET? |
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| FOODS THAT ARE CLEAR LIQUIDS AT ROOM OR BODY TEMPERATURE - GELATIN, FAT-FREE BROTH, BOUILLON, ICE POPS, CLEAR JUICES, CARBONATED BEVERAGES, COFEE AND TEA. |
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| WHAT IS A FULL LIQUID DIET? |
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| CONTAINS ALL ITEMS ON A CLEAR LIQUID DIET. ADDITIONAL ITEMS INCLUDE MILK AND MILK DRINKS, PUDDINGS, CUSTARDS, PLAIN FROZEN DESSERTS, PASTEURIZED EGGS, CEREAL GRUELS, VEGETABLE JUICES, AND MILK. |
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| SOFT DIETS THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO ELIMINATE FOODS THAT ARE HARD TO DIGEST AND TO CHEW. |
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| PT UNDERGOING CERTAIN MEDICAL TESTS; PATIENT WITH SEVERE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; INABILITY TO CHEW AND SWALLOW; COMATOSE AND DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY. |
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| NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENT ON NPO? |
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PROVIDE ORAL HYGIENE.
PROVIDE THE PATIENT WITH ICE CHIPS OR SIPS OF WATER AS ALLOWED. |
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| WHO ARE CANDIDATES FOR NASOGASTRIC TUBE? |
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PT WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL GAG REFLEX, HIGH RISK OF ASPIRATION, GASTRIC STASIS, GER, NASAL INJURIES AND THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ELEVATE THE HEAD OF THE BED DURING FEEDINGS.
FOR SHORT TERM USE (LESS THAN 4 WEEKS) |
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| WHAT ARE METHODS IN CONFIRMING TUBE PLACEMENT? |
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| RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION, PH LEVEL, VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF ASPIRATE, MEASUREMENT OF TUBE LENGTH AND MEASUREMENT OF TUBE MARKING AND MONITORING OF CARBON DIOXIDE. |
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| WHAT ARE NURSING CONSIDERATIONS FOR TUBE FEEDING? |
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CHECK TUBE PLACEMENT BEFORE ADMINISTERING ANY FLUIDS, MEDICATIONS OR FEEDING.
CHECK RESIDUAL BEFORE FEEDING.
ASSESS THE ABDOMEN FOR ABNORMALITIES.
ELEVATE BED AT LEAST 30 DEGREES DURING FEEDING AND 1 HOUR AFTERWARD TO PREVENT REFLUX.
PREVENT CONTAMINATION. |
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| WHAT IS A PARENTERAL NUTRITION? |
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| IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT VIA IV ROUTE. |
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| WHO ARE CANDIDATE FOR PARENTERAL NUTRITION? |
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PT WHO HAVE NONFUNCTIONAL GI TRACTS, WHO ARE COMATOSE, OR THOSE WHO HAVE HIGH CALORIC AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY.
IT CAN BE TPN(CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS) OR PPN(PERIPHERALLY) |
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