Nutrition and IV Therapy Essentials

Vocabulary flashcards covering enteral feeding, parenteral nutrition, IV therapy, and blood transfusion protocols based on lecture notes.

Enteral Feeding

The delivery of nutrition or fluid via a tube into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Enteral Medication Flushing

Flushing with about $15\,mL$ of water before and after a drug is administered through an enteral tube.

Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

The intravenous delivery of nutrients designed to meet the total nutritional needs of a patient; it is synonymous with parenteral nutrition and hyperalimentation.

Hypertonic

The classification of TPN solutions which are designed to meet the total nutritional needs of the patient.

PN Components

An individualized mixture that includes amino acids, carbohydrates, electrolytes, fats, trace elements, vitamins, and water.

Indications for TPN

Inability to meet nutritional demands via oral intake, bowel rest requirements due to surgery or disease, or a nonfunctioning GI tract.

PN Safety Protocols

Using a central catheter and infusion pump, preventing infections, monitoring blood sugar, and changing tubing.

IV Therapy

Direct access to the vascular system used to correct or prevent fluid and electrolyte disturbances.

IV Therapy Complications

Risks associated with intravenous access including infection, occlusion, phlebitis, infiltration, and extravasation.

Blood Transfusion Verification

The process of type and crossmatch checked by $2$ RNs to ensure patient safety.

Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction Timing

A serious reaction that often occurs within the first $5-15\,mins$ of a blood transfusion.

Blood Transfusion Equipment

Blood tubing equipped with an in-line filter, infused with normal saline.