TEST INSTRUCTIONS
* Read the article. The test for this nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) activity is to be taken online at http://www.nursingcenter.com/CE/Gastro. Tests can no longer be mailed or faxed.
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* There's only one correct answer for each question. A passing score for this test is 7 correct answers. If you pass, you can print your certificate of earned contact hours and access the answer key. If you fail, you have the option of taking the test again at no additional cost.
* For questions, contact Lippincott Professional Development: 1-800-787-8985.
* Registration deadline is September 6, 2024.
PROVIDER ACCREDITATION
Lippincott Professional Development will award 2.5 contact hours for this nursing continuing professional development activity.
Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749 for 2.5 contact hours. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Florida, CE Broker #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
Payment: The registration fee for this test is $17.50 for SGNA members and $25.00 for nonmembers.
NCPD TEST QUESTIONS
LEARNING OUTCOME: Healthcare providers will demonstrate knowledge of a study evaluating informal caregivers' knowledge of and practices with giving patients enteral nutrition through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based posttest.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completing this continuing professional development activity, the participant will be able to apply knowledge gained to:
1. Recognize the background information the considered when planning this study of informal caregivers' knowledge of and practices with enteral nutrition through a PEG tube.
2. Select the results of the study that addressed caregivers' knowledge of giving enteral nutrition through a PEG tube.
3. Choose the results of the study that addressed caregivers' practices with giving enteral nutrition through a PEG tube.
1. Studies evaluating the level of knowledge of enteral nutrition worldwide are primarily conducted on
a. patients.
b. informal caregivers.
c. healthcare team members.
2. Uysal et al. (2011) reported that all of the participating nurses in their study about giving nutritional products through a PEG tube
a. gave water through the tube after instilling the product.
b. positioned patients upright before instilling it.
c. warmed the product before instilling it.
3. According to Green et al. (2019), about half of the caregivers for patients who are fed with an enteral tube have encountered the problem of
a. infection.
b. tube obstruction.
c. hypergranulation tissue.
4. Results of the study indicated that the answer the highest number of participants answered correctly on the Knowledge Assessment Survey addressed
a. storing enteral nutritional products.
b. administering medication through the PEG tube.
c. handwashing before instilling nutritional products.
5. The answer the lowest number of participants answered correctly on the Knowledge Assessment Survey addressed
a. instilling nutritional products at room temperature.
b. giving oral care to patients receiving PEG tube feedings.
c. using an antiseptic solution on the PEG tube insertion site.
6. Compared with the scores on the Knowledge Assessment Survey of informal caregivers of adults, those of caregivers of children were
a. significantly lower.
b. significantly higher.
c. not significantly different.
7. Compared with the scores on the Knowledge Assessment Survey of caregivers not living in a nuclear family, those of caregivers living in a nuclear family were
a. significantly lower.
b. significantly higher.
c. not significantly different.
8. The authors' observations of PEG care based on the Nutrition Practices Assessment Survey showed that only 77.8% of caregivers
a. instilled feedings through a PEG tube over 10 to 15 minutes.
b. kept patients semi-reclined for 30 minutes after PEG tube feedings.
c. checked the number on the PEG tube before instilling the nutrition product.
9. Based on the Nutrition Practices Assessment Survey, nearly all the caregivers
a. wiped PEG tubes from the inside out with antiseptic.
b. wore gloves before handling the PEG tube's dressing.
c. kept open containers of enteral products no longer than 4 hours.
10. Based on the Nutrition Practices Assessment Survey, the least number of caregivers
a. rotated the PEG tube plate 360[degrees] daily.
b. checked the skin around the PEG tube for integrity.
c. replaced the feeding syringe or enteral feeding set daily.
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