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What are four goals of diet therapy?
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1. To treat and manage disease
2. Prevent complications 3. Patient may need help feeding 4. Restore health |
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What are five reasons for using NG and NE tubes?
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1. IBD
2. Administration of Meds 3. Gastric feeding or lavage 4. Getting gastric specimens 5. Dysphagia following stroke |
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What does nursing care of patients with gastric tubes include?
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1. Check placement
2. Assess residual 3. Irrigation as ordered 4. Administration of tube feeding 5. Cleansing tube insertion site 6. Removing the tube |
