NURS 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Paleolithic Diet, Pharyngeal Reflex
14 Sep 2016
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You measure from the tip of the nose, to the. If patient has deviated septum go to opposite nostril typhoid process: salem sump (blue part) air valve or pig tail. If output equals to 200-2500 in 4 hours give them the bolus iv: other aspects that effect nutrition, males: we need more calories and protein, females: we need more fats and iron (higher risk for iron deficiency anemia) Abdomen check: distention, bowel sounds, hard and board-like (this means that there is some bleeding going on), when you listen for 5 minutes. Fresh post-op diet: clear liquids clear full liquids (ice cream, popsicles) Crush meds do well in ng peg and gtube, but not in dobgoff. If your trachea goes up you have a positive gag reflex. Grv: for the competency you need to do a bolus feed and an assessment. Placement of feeding tube: order of an x-ray is needed first.
