An elderly client with Alzheimer’s disease begins supplemental tube feedings through a gastrostomy tube to provide adequate calorie intake. The nurse should be concerned most with the potential for
A. hypoglycemia.
B. fluid volume excess.
C. aspiration.
D. constipation.
参考答案:C
解析:Of the choices listed, aspiration is the most serious potential complication of tube feedings. Dehydration--not fluid volume excess--is a concern because of decreased free water intake. Hyperglycemia, not hypoglycemia, is a complication secondary to carbohydrate load of enterat feeding solutions. Constipation is a problem, but it usually isn’t a serious one. The client would most likely experience diarrhea.