Mod 3 Assisting With Naso/gastro Care/Tube Feeds

Question 1

Aspiration

Answer 1

The inhalation of fluid or an object into the lungs

Question 2

Absorbtion

Answer 2

The process by which substances pass through the intestinal wall into the blood

Question 3

Dysphagia

Answer 3

Difficulty swallowing

Question 4

Enternal nutrition

Answer 4

The process of feeding a client by giving liquid formula containing nutrients through a feeding tube inserted in the stomach or small intestine

Question 5

Feeding pump

Answer 5

A delivery system designed to administer tube feeding formula and water to the client

Question 6

Gastronomy tube

Answer 6

A tube surgically inserted into the stomach

Question 7

Nasogastric tube

Answer 7

A tube inserted through the nose into the stomach

Question 8

Nutrients

Answer 8

Chemical substances present in food that are needed by the body such as carbohydrates, protein, fat, Vitamins and minerals

Question 9

Ostomy

Answer 9

A surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is created

Question 10

Regurgitation

Answer 10

The backward flow of food from the stomach into the mouth