The Use of Technology at the Bedside to Place Feeding Tubes Amy D. Kramer Point Loma Nazarene University Introduction Artificial nutritional support is often necessary to enhance the nutritional status of acutely or critically ill patients. Nasogastric and post-pyloric feeding tubes are relied upon to provide the caloric and nutritional support required. There are approximately 1.2 million feeding tubes placed annually in the United States (Koopmann, Kudsk, & Szotkowski, 2011; Krenitsky,
medications alongside enteral nutrition. The nurse’s main concerns in administering tube feedings and medications after receiving medical orders and feeding schedule are to check for the patient safety, monitoring for complications, comfort, and education. In fact, patient’s safety is the first concern. It’s addressed by many ways before administration of any fluids, medications, or feeding: 1) The nasogastric tube placement (through x-ray, pH testing, aspirate characteristics, external length marking
ventilator support require nutritional supplementation. To support the metabolic processes, healthcare providers address the initiation of feedings within the plan of care (Khalid, Doshi, & DiGiovine, 2010). For therapeutic nutritional support, providers compare the risks and benefits of enteral and parenteral feedings. Following intubation, one goal is to initiate feedings within 24 to 48 hours, to provide optimal patient outcomes, and decrease the risk of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (Ridley, Dietet
Introduction This week’s competency is no. 7 - A competent nurse practices relationship-centered care (OCNE, 2013). This week I was at the medical floor at Mercy and the client I focused on was someone with several complications, not to mention unable to speak for himself and confined to his bed. I was very interested in his profile and I thought it was my opportunity to challenge myself. Using the competency between the client and myself was difficult because of the situation, however, I was
Force Feeding Anorexic Patients: Is This Practice Doing More Harm Than Good? One of my high school best friends was diagnosed with anorexia my junior year of high school. Her condition was not severe, but still very serious because it led her to attempt to kill herself. After coming back to school from being in a mental health institution, she had gained weight from being forced to eat and was more than ever determined to lose the weight that she had gained. Clearly, being forced to eat made her
will so there is no legal document of what she would have wanted if she became brain damage and couldn’t function on her own but her husband, Michael Schiavo, says that after 15 years of being on a feeding tube she would have wanted to die. The question is should he have the right to remove the feeding tube? Anybody who knows me will know that my answer is no! The reason for that is because I am a Christian and I do not believe in terminating someone’s life. It’s my belief that as long as a persons
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chaotic, and infinitely complex, but in the real world most natural objects are self-similar and chaotic, but not infinitely complex. Some examples of things that are self-similar and chaotic, but not infinitely complex are fern leaves, bronchial tubes, snowflakes, blood vessels, and clouds. Only one example in the world satisfies the three characteristics of a fractal, a coastline. Coastlines are unique, because the length of a coastline is infinite, but the area within the coastline in finite
coding system. This was a base two system which allowed computers to read information with either a 1 or a 0. This is the same as an on or and off. The on or off functions could be created through switches. These switches were utilized with vacuum tubes. The functions could then be relayed as fast as electrons jumping between plates. This was all during the time of the Second World War and further advancements were made in the area of cryptology. Computer advancements were needed in order for the
coma for 16 months. In January 1995, Mr. Wendland came out of the coma, but he remains severely cognitively impaired. He is paralyzed on the right side. He communicates using a "Yes/No" communication board. He receives food and fluids through a feeding tube. During rehabilitation, he has been able to do such activities as grasp and release a ball, operate an electric wheelchair with a joystick, move himself in a manual wheelchair with his left hand or foot, balance himself momentarily in a "standing
Teaching Plan Assessment: Subjective Information: Mother is considering breast feeding as an option, but is unsure of methods and benefits in comparison to bottle feeding. Is unsure about herself and whether or not she will be able to perform necessary tasks required to breast feed successfully. Objective Information: Mother is 34 weeks pregnant, 20 years old, gravida one, para zero, previous smoker who quit after learning of pregnancy at two months. She works part time at a church and baby-sits
While learning does not end when school is out, neither does the need for good nutrition (“Benefits”, n.d.). Good nutrition is very beneficial to children, especially school age children. Not only does it provide nutritional benefits to help with their growth process, it also enhances their learning process. Senate Bill 89 (SB 89), passed in the 83rd regular session, ensure that low income children acquire free meals in the summer when school is not in session. Although, SB 89 ensures nutritious
handled by vacuum tubes. This feature typifies what is termed the first-generation of computers. EDSAC had one feature that ENIAC lacked. Within the computer was stored the instructions to control the machine and the data to be operated upon. This was the first of the stored program computers. The first commercially available digital computer was the Sperry Rand UNIVAC I. This was sold to the Bureau of the Census and put in place in 1951. In the late 1950's the bulky and hot vacuum tubes were replaced
fluid that provide for the optimal absorption of iron. This milk also “protects the gut from harmful bacteria and assists in digestion of fat” (Dermer, Montgomery.) This certain article also talked about how a mother’s own milk will change during a feeding from thirst-quenching to hunger-satisfying. Mothers’ milk also has a variety of flavors because of the changing diet of the mother. Another benefit of breastfeeding, according to Dr. Dermer and Dr. Montgomery has to do with the immune system of
Lending a Helping Hand There have always been organizations that provide help for the needy. Now the economy is going through a downward spiral giving these institutions a greater importance in helping the lives of those who need it. Miami County residents have seen firsthand that some people who live in this area really need the help. The statistical evidence shows that Miami County, Indiana is being affected by the economy. The average salary of a resident in Peru, Indiana ends up being $28,487
person's suicide. Bouvia's lawyers, led by Richard Scott, another co-founder of Hemlock, distorted the nature of her disability, likening her to a terminal patient. "Were Plaintiff Bouvia an 84-year-old woman whose life was prolonged solely by various tubes and numerous machines," they argued in the Riverside Superior Court, "and she sought to end such an existence, it is doubtf... ... middle of paper ... ...rejudice against people with disabilities, they must publicly denounce Jack Kevorkian's bigotry
Apparatus: Corer, Knife, Tile, Potato, Measuring cylinder (10ml), 8 test tubes, Distilled water, Sucrose, Ruler [IMAGE] 1. Method: Core the potato 8 times. 2. Cut each core into lengths of 3cm 3. Make sure there is no potato skin on the cores 4. Fill a test tube with 10cm³ of distilled water (0m) 5. Fill another test tube with 9cm³ of distilled water, and 1cm³ of sucrose (0.1m) 6. Fill another test tube with 8cm³ of distilled water, and 2cm³ of sucrose (0.2m) 7.
solution into a stronger solution through a partially permeable membrane. We hope to achieve this by doing four experiments using distilled water in one test tube and different concentrations of salt water in the other test tubes. Once done, we will measure the change in mass. Prediction I think that the potato that is put in the test tube with water in will gain in mass. I think that the potato put into the salt solution will loose in mass. The higher the concentration of salt the, the more
The beetroot piece is then placed into a tube of 5 cm of distilled water. This procedure will be repeated with the other four pieces of beetroot and the temperature should be changed accordingly. The temperatures will be using are 20oC, 40oC , 60oC and 80oC Each time a piece of beetroot is removed from the heated water, it will be left in the distilled water for exactly 30 minutes, before being discarded. The fluid in each of the test tubes will be analysed using a colorimeter and
give us a clear set of results which will enable us to draw a clear graph and we shall therefore be able to find dynamic equilibrium. Preliminary Apparatus: - 3 test tubes - A tile - Forceps - Scalpel - Syringe - Measuring cylinder - 3 different sucrose concentrations (0%, 8.5%, 17%) - A test tube rack - A ruler - Potato - Potato corer Method: - to begin our experiment we took 3 potato cores from the potato using a potato corer. - We then measured these