The Client Is Receiving Enteral Nutrition

question 21

Multiple Choice

The client is receiving enteral nutrition. He reads on the bag hanging at his bedside that the liquid is a polymeric formulation. He asks the nurse what this means. What is the best response by the nurse?

• A) "It means that your formulation requires little or no digestion."
• B) "It means that your formulation is meant for patients who are generally undernourished but whose gastrointestinal tract is still working."
• C) "It means that your formulation is lactose free and low fat."
• D) "It means that your formulation contains a single nutrient, protein, lipid, or carbohydrate."

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