A nurse is caring for a patient who receives intermittent enteral feedings through an NG tube.
Before administering a feeding, the nurse should measure the gastric residual for which of the following purposes?

Which of the following statements is true regarding intermittent feeding?

A nurse in a community clinic is collecting data from a patient who reports frequent vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The glucose is 72 mg/dL, chloride is 100 mEq/L, sodium is 138 mEq/L, and potassium is 3.0 mEq/L. What action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is observing an assistant personnel (AP) changing the linen for a client who has fecal incontinence.
Which of the following actions indicates that the AP understands the principles of infection control?

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who has an inadequate dietary intake of fiber.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is reinforcing infection control practices for hand hygiene with a group of unit nurses.
Which of the following information should the nurse reinforce in the teaching?

An LPN is reviewing the laboratory tests results for a client who has an elevated temperature.

The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of dehydration.

Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following conditions should the nurse monitor the patient for as a complication of TPN?

A nurse is caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who is receiving enteral feedings via an NG tube.
Which of the following actions should the nurse complete prior to administering the tube feeding? (Select all that apply)