Solved

A Patient Receiving Tube Feedings at 50 ML/hour Has a Residual

Question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient receiving tube feedings at 50 mL/hour has a residual volume of 250 mL of undigested tube feeding.What action should the nurse take?


A) Discard aspirated tube feeding, and run tube feeding as ordered by the physician.
B) Report amount of aspirated tube feeding to the RN for consultation with the physician.
C) Return aspirated tube feeding to the patient, and run feeding at a slower rate of 20 mL/hour.
D) Return aspirated tube feeding to the patient, and wait 2 hours before restarting tube feeding at 50 mL/hr.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents