Which statement correctly describes food safety with preterm infants?
a. Formula powder is sterile.
b. Hospitals limit duration of hang time of continuous feeds to 4 hours.
c. Hospital policies require changing of tube feeding assemblies every hour to limit contamination.
d. Liquid concentrates and ready-to-feed formulas are unsterile.
e. Preterm babies have fully developed immune systems.
Q. 2According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, children and adolescents should engage in:
a. muscle-strengthening exercise at least 5 days per week.
b. moderate or vigorous aerobic activity for at least 60 minutes each day.
c. moderate or vigorous aerobic activity for 30 minutes each day.
d. a combination of muscle- and bone-strengthening exercises every day.
Q. 3When enteral nutrition is expected to be needed long term, generally over 3 months, the _____ feeding method is most often used.
a. only the gavage
b. the gavage or gastronomy
c. the parenteral or jejunostomy
d. the gavage or jejunostomy
e. the gastronomy or jejunostomy
Q. 4Adolescents eat about _____ of their meals away from home, which can enhance or hinder their nutritional well being.
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 1/2
d. 2/3
Q. 5A gavage feeding is one that provides _____.
a. nutrition directly through the central vein and includes amino acids, dextrose, and a lipid emulsion
b. nutrition through a tube inserted into the stomach or small intestine
c. tube feedings originating from the mouth to the stomach or from the nose to the stomach
d. oral nutrition that has been pureed thoroughly so the infant does not choke
e. nutrition through the use of an oral syringe
Q. 6At home, where teenagers are frequently snacking, the best strategy for parents is to stock the pantry with:
a. plenty of diet drinks and low-fat snacks.
b. easy-to-grab foods that are nutritious.
c. enough food for only one snack a day.
d. 100-kcalorie snack packs.
Q. 7Routes of enteral feeding include _____.
a. gavage and gastronomy feedings only
b. gastronomy and jejunostomy feedings only
c. parenteral and gavage feedings only
d. gavage, gastronomy, and jejunostomy feedings
e. gavage, gastronomy, jejunostomy, and parenteral feedings
Q. 8Snacks provide about _____ of the average teenager's total daily food energy intake.
a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 2/3
d. 3/4
Q. 9Donor milk is typically _____ than preterm breast milk
a. higher in fat
b. lower in fat
c. higher in protein
d. lower in protein
e. higher in carbohydrate
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