Question

56-year-old patient is receiving enteral tube feedings postoperatively.

• What nursing management must be considered for the patient who has a nasally placed feeding tube in the postoperative period?

Answer 1

Answer:The nursing management must be considered for the patient who has a nasally placed feeding tube in the postoperative period as the feeding tubes are mainly soft as well as pliable. The nurse should not dislodge the tube. Because this will may cause the tension specially to the tube and with the patient's movement such as while coughing, airway intubation. The nurse should precisely and should keep the proper record of the fluid intake as well as the feeding volumes. The nurse should maintain the patency and should record the color as well as the type of drainage. The should evaluate the analysis of the mucous membranes, dry skin as well as the symptoms of the volume of fluid deficiencies.