A Patient Has Been Started on Tube Feeding by Nasogastric

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient has been started on tube feeding by nasogastric tube.When his wife visits,she says,"I need to tell you that my husband is lactose intolerant so that feeding will make him sick." What nursing response is indicated?

• A)"Even though the tube feeding fluid looks like milk it is lactose-free."
• B)"We did not know that.I will contact his physician immediately."
• C)"Since he is being fed by tube,the fact that he is lactose intolerant is not an issue."
• D)"We will watch to see if he has any symptoms of lactose intolerance."

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