10. What specifically do you need to monitor to avoid complications and ensure optimal nutritional status in patients being enterally fed?
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77%
A. Blood glucose levels, full blood count, stoma site and bodyweight.
8%
B. Eye sight, hearing, full blood count, lung function and stoma site.
8%
C. Assess swallowing, patient choice, fluid balance, capillary refill time.
8%
D. Daily urinalysis, ECG, protein levels and arterial pressure.
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11. Perdue (2005) categorizes constipation as primary, secondary or iatrogenic. What could be some of the causes of iatrogenic constipation?
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33%
A. Inadequate diet and poor fluid intake.
0%
B. Anal fissures, colonic tumours or hypercalcaemia.
11%
C. Lifestyle changes and ignoring the urge to defaecate.
56%
D. Antiemetic or opioid medication.
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23. A patient’s daughter wants to visit her mom in the hospital, she has been experiencing diarrhoea, what will you advise her?
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13%
A. advise to visit when she feels better
33%
B. advise her that she can visit when she is 48 hours symptom free?
20%
C. she can visit when she is fully recovered
33%
D. None of the above
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36. If the prescribed volume is taken, which of the following types of feed will provide all protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements to meet a patient’s nutritional requirements?
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45%
A. Protein shakes/supplements
18%
B. Sip feeds.
9%
C. Energy drinks.
27%
D. Mixed fat and glucose polymer solutions/powders.
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38. What would be your main objectives in providing stoma education when preparing a patient with a stoma for discharge home?
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64%
A. That the patient can independently manage their stoma, and can get supplies.
18%
B. That the patient has had their appliance changed regularly and knows their community stoma nurse
9%
C. That the patient knows the community stoma nurse, and has a prescription.
9%
D. That the patient has a referral to the District Nurses for stoma care
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39. What type of diet would you recommend to your patient who has a newly formed stoma?
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28%
A. Encourage high-fibre foods to avoid constipation.
0%
B. Encourage lots of vegetables and fruit to avoid constipation.
22%
C. Encourage a varied diet as people can react differently.
50%
D. Avoid spicy foods because they can cause erratic function.
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