Bolus enteral feedings would be appropriate for a patient who

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Bolus feedings should be administered only into the stomach because a larger volume is administered at one time and the duodenum and jejunum cannot hold this larger volume.Patients at high risk for aspiration should not receive bolus feedings because the fullness of the stomach is more likely to cause regurgitation.A patient who has had a gastrectomy does not have a stomach to receive the bolus.

Bolus Enteral Feedings Would Be Appropriate for a Patient Who