How much suction pressure should be used in gastric decompression? Describe the use of irrigation and its role in gastric decompression. What should you do if you notice a significant decrease or absence of output over several hours?

Nutrition/Gastrointestinal
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Poor nutrition is associated with what complications?
What is a nutritional assessment and why is it completed?
What 5 areas do nutritional assessments address?
Which diet is usually ordered first preoperatively and what must return before a patient can eat.
How much water should adults consume per day?
Which items must be included when calculating intake? Output?
What is parenteral nutrition (PN) and why is it used? How is enteral nutrition different?
What does PN consist of and who administers it?

If your patient has burns on 50% of his body, what type of nutrition would you, as a nurse, recommend to the patient?

Describe the difference between enteral and parenteral nutrition.

Describe how malabsorption syndromes effect a patient’s nutritional status

Name 2 disease processes that might be treated with parenteral nutrition

What are the fat-soluble vitamins and what disease process affecting the absorption of these?

Describe three types of Nasogastric (NG) tubes.

Describe three purposes/uses of NG tubes.

List and describe the 2 types of suction used in gastric decompression.

How much suction pressure should be used in gastric decompression?

Describe the use of irrigation and its role in gastric decompression.

What should you do if you notice a significant decrease or absence of output over several hours?

You should check I & O from a gastric lavage at least how often?

What is the purpose of gastric lavage?

What are contraindications of gastric lavage?

List 3 advantages to using enteral feedings versus parenteral nutrition (TPN)?