Med Admin Unit 3 Enteral Admin

An unconscious toddler requires intermittent nasogastric feedings. When would the nurse check placement of the tube?

Before each feeding

Which. Device will nurse use to administer medications to infant?

Calibrated dropper

List the 7 forms of enteral drugs

Capsuls, lozenges, tablets, elixers, emulsions, suspensions, and syrups

A client is scheduled to receive phenytoin tween 100 mg orally at 6 PM, but is having difficulty swallowing capsules. Which method with the nurse used to help the client take the medication?

Contact the prescriber to determine if a change to a suspension form would be possible.

Which immediate action would the nurse implement when the client with a nasogastric tube complains of nausea?

Ensure that the NG tube is connected to suction

Enteral medication is administered directly into what?

GI tract

Which healthcare team member is the best choice administer medications to the client through the NG tube?

LPN

Which would the nurse do first for a client with a newly inserted NG tube, and a prescription to institute the feeding immediately:

Obtain an x-ray to verify that the tube is in the stomach.

What 3 methods are used to administer enteral drugs?

Oral, rectal, and GI tube

What some actions of the nurse to help prevent aspiration pneumonia in a client?

Perform oral hygiene frequently, measure residual before each feeding, check tube placement before administering the feeding, administer the tube feeding with the head of bed elevated, & keep head of bed elevated for 30 minutes after the feeding.

Which information was the nurse provide an older adult and caregivers regarding medication safety?

Use a pill organizer, read all medication, they will, and review medications with the pharmacist.