A Patient Is Mechanically Ventilated and Is Receiving Enteral Nutrition

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient is mechanically ventilated and is receiving enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube.To help ensure feeding tolerance, the nurse checks residual volumes every 4 hours.During a residual check later in the shift, the nurse aspirates a total residual volume of 350 mL.The nurse will

• A) stop the tube feeding, wait 1 hour, and recheck the residual.
• B) discontinue the feeding tube and tube feeding and call the physician for TPN orders.
• C) continue the tube feeding, if no other gastrointestinal symptoms exist, and reassess the patient with the next residual check.
• D) continue the tube feeding and place the patient in the left lateral decubitus position to facilitate gastric emptying.

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