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Question 1 of 5

A patient is receiving a nutritional supplement via an enteral feeding tube. The nurse will monitor for which common adverse effect?

A. Diarrhea

B. Constipation

C. Fluid overload

D. Heartburn

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Question 2 of 5

An older adult patient needs to receive an enteral supplement to improve her overall nutritional status. When considering enteral supplements, the nurse notes that which formulation provides complex nutrients?

A. Ensure Plus

B. Moducal

C. ProMod

D. Microlipid

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Question 3 of 5

A woman has been receiving both radiation and chemotherapy for her cancer. Lately, she has developed anorexia caused by the treatments, so she needs short-term nutrition supplementation. The nurse anticipates that the physician will initiate which therapy?

A. Central total parenteral nutrition

B. Peripheral parenteral nutrition

C. Oral nutritional supplements with meals

D. Nasogastric enteral supplementation

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Question 4 of 5

During the night shift, a patient's total parenteral nutrition (TPN) infusion ran out, and the nurse discovered that there was no TPN solution on hand to continue the infusion. The pharmacy is closed and will not reopen for 5 hours. The nurse will have to implement measures to prevent which consequence of abruptly discontinuing TPN infusions?

A. Dehydration

B. Hyperglycemia

C. Dumping syndrome

D. Rebound hypoglycemia

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Question 5 of 5

When monitoring a patient who has been receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition for more than 3 weeks, the nurse will watch for which potential complication?

A. Diarrhea

B. Phlebitis

C. Hypernatremia

D. Hypoglycemia

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