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Enteral Feeding And Aspiration Precautions Practice Test
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A 70-year-old client with Parkinson disease in a skilled nursing facility receives overnight continuous PEG tube feedings. The client has frequent drooling and a weak cough. Morning assessment: head of bed at 10°, gastric residual volume 180 mL, lung sounds with scattered rhonchi, and the client reports feeling “full.” Which intervention should be implemented IMMEDIATELY to prevent aspiration?
A 70-year-old client with Parkinson disease in a skilled nursing facility receives overnight continuous PEG tube feedings. The client has frequent drooling and a weak cough. Morning assessment: head of bed at 10°, gastric residual volume 180 mL, lung sounds with scattered rhonchi, and the client reports feeling “full.” Which intervention should be implemented IMMEDIATELY to prevent aspiration?