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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017)
Chapter 44 : Digestive and Gastrointestinal Treatment Modalities Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with dysphagia is scheduled for PEG tube insertion and asks the nurse how the tube will stay in place. What is the nurses best response?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A PEG tube is held in place by an internal retention disc (flange) that holds it against the stomach wall. It is not held in place by stitches or adhesives.
Question 2 of 5
A patient is postoperative day I following gastrostomy. The nurse is planning interventions to address the nursing diagnosis of Risk for Infection Related to Presence of Wound and Tube. What intervention is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Infection can be prevented by keeping the skin near the insertion site clean using soap and water. Hydrogen peroxide is not used, due to associated skin irritation. The skin around the site is not irrigated with normal saline and antibiotics are not administered to prevent site infection.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is preparing to insert a patients ordered NG tube. What factor should the nurse recognize as a risk for incorrect placement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Inappropriate placement may occur in patients with decreased levels of consciousness, confused mental states, poor or absent cough and gag reflexes, or agitation during insertion. A short neck, GERD, and pneumonia are not linked to incorrect placement.
Question 4 of 5
Prior to a patients scheduled jejunostomy, the nurse is performing the preoperative assessment. What goal should the nurse prioritize during the preoperative assessment?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The major focus of the preoperative assessment is to determine the patients ability both to understand and cooperate with the procedure. Body image, nutritional needs, and postoperative care are all important variables, but they are not the main focuses of assessment during the immediate preoperative period.
Question 5 of 5
You are caring for a patient who was admitted to have a low-profile gastrostomy device (LPGD) placed. How soon after the original gastrostomy tube placement can an LPGD be placed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An alternative to the PEG device is a low-profile gastrostomy device (LPG
D). LPGDs may be inserted 2 to 3 months after initial gastrostomy tube placement.