A Nurse Is Caring for Several Clients with Small-Bore Feeding

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for several clients with small-bore feeding tubes and nasogastric (NG) tubes. Which of the following activities can the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?

• A) Assessing placement of the nasoenteric feeding tube
• B) Reattaching suction to a nasogastric tube after the client ambulates
• C) Refilling the tube-feeding bag for a small-bore gastrostomy tube
• D) Performing skin care at the exit site of a jejunostomy tube

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Definitions:

Topographic Model

A theory in psychoanalysis introduced by Freud that divides the human psyche into the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of the mind that involves awareness of the self, the environment, and one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences at any given moment.

Preconscious Mind

The part of the mind containing information that is not currently in consciousness but can be brought to consciousness readily.

Parapraxis

A slip of the tongue, memory mistake, or mishap in action, often interpreted in psychoanalysis as revealing underlying unconscious thoughts or desires.