Question

The reason why nasogastric tube feeding cannot be a long-term solution is

Select one:

a. patient's nutritional needs cannot be met with tube feeding alone for the rest of their life

b. patient cannot be on continuous tube feeding long-term

c. patient must switch to bolus tube feeding

d. the NG tube irritates the nasal tissue

e. the nasogastric tube irritates the stomach

Answer 1

Answer:- "a"

"patient's nutritional needs cannot be met with tube feeding alone for the rest of life".

Nutritional status is poor for the patient's when feeding with naso gastric tube longtermly,because feeding with nasogastric tube cause some complications such as aspiration of food,dislodgement of food in the tube so nasogastric tube only meant to be used for temporary basis and it is not for long term use.

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