1. The dumping syndrome occurs when high-carbohydrate foods are administered over a period of less than 20 minutes. A nursing measure to prevent or minimize the dumping syndrome is to administer the feeding:

2. Osmosis is the process whereby:

3. A nasoenteric decompression tube can be safely advanced 2 to 3 in every:

4. When continuous or intermittent suction is used with a nasogastric tube, the goal is to have the amount of suction in the gastric mucosa reduced to:

5. Nasoenteric tubes usually remain in place until:

6. The physician ordered a nasoenteric feeding tube with a tungsten-weighted tip. The nurse knows to obtain what kind of tube?

7. Symptoms of oliguria, lethargy, and tachycardia in a patient would indicate to the nurse that the patient may be experiencing the initial common potential complication of nasoenteric intubation, which is:

8. A nurse prepares a patient for insertion of a nasoenteric tube. The nurse positions the patient:

9. Patients who are receiving total parenteral nutrition should be observed for signs of hyperglycemia, which would include:

10. When administering a bolus gastrostomy feeding, the receptacle should be held no higher than:

11. Residual content is checked before each intermittent tube feeding. The patient would be reassessed if the residual, on two occasions, was:

12. The most common infectious fungal organism for patients receiving parenteral nutrition is:

13. Initial fluid nourishment after a gastrostomy usually consists of:

14. One way to confirm placement of a nasogastric tube is to ensure that the nurse tests the pH of the tube aspirate. The nurse knows that the tube placement in the lungs is indicated by what pH?

15. The Levin tube, a commonly used nasogastric tube, has circular markings at specific points. The tube should be inserted to 6 to10 cm beyond what length?

16. The basic hyperalimentation solution consists of what percentage of glucose?

17. The preferred route for infusion of parenteral nutrition is the:

18. Gastrostomy feedings are preferred to nasogastric feedings in the comatose patient, because the:

19. It is essential for the nurse who is managing a gastric sump (Salem) tube to: