If a nurse is beginning an enteral feedings for a patient with pancreatitis,the only appropriate type of formula is

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For patients with pancreatitis,formula must be hydrolyzed or elemental so that it does not require digestion and stimulate the pancreas.It is infused after most digestion takes place in the intestines and thus needs to be ready for absorption.Modular,intact,and hypercaloric formulas would stimulate the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes and this would cause great pain in a patient with pancreatitis.

If a Nurse Is Beginning an Enteral Feedings for a Patient