Which intervention should the nurse take for a client who is receiving continuous tube feedings?

bouillon, apple juice, and gelatin

Clear liquid diets contain foods that are clear liquids at room temperature or body temperature, such as gelatin, fat-free broth, bouillon, ice pops, clear juices, carbonated beverages, regular and decaffeinated coffee, and tea. Full liquid diets contain all the items on a clear liquid diet, but also include milk and milk drinks, custards, puddings, plain frozen desserts, pasteurized eggs, cereal gruels, vegetable juices, and milk and egg substitutes.

"Can you share an example of what you ate yesterday?"

Healthy adult client on average require 1,800 to 2,400 cal/day. Unless the caloric intake includes an appropriate mix of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, the person may be marginally nourished or malnourished. In other words, consuming 2,400 calories of chocolate, exclusive of any other food, is not adequate to sustain a healthy state. By asking the client for an example of the foods eaten, the nurse can help the client plan effectively. It is important to teach clients about healthy nutrition, so this response is most appropriate. The other responses from the nurse are not correct.

What are nursing interventions when administering continuous enteral feedings?

Which nursing action is appropriate when advancing the rate of a continuous tube feeding?

What is continuous tube feeding?

When performing nursing actions associated with successful tube feedings with a client on a medical unit the nurse should do which of the following?