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when obtaining a GI history ask about feeding habits such as - ANSWER✔✔ what
is eaten
how it is prepared
how much is eaten
when does eating occur and with whom
vitamins and nutritional supplements used
bowel habits- frequency, appearance, use of aids
infant stomach increases from 20 ml at birth to _____ ml by the end of the first
week of life - ANSWER✔✔ 90 ml
vomiting is controlled by the? - ANSWER✔✔ medulla
the most common cause of infant vomiting is - ANSWER✔✔ overfeeding
nursing assessment of vomiting child - ANSWER✔✔ differentiate between spitting
up and vomiting
frequency of episodes
describe the vomitus- blood, bile, undigested, digested, amount, force
nausea or absence of
assess abdomen
assess fluid/electrolyte balance for dehydration
,assess for metabolic alkalosis d/t loss of stomach acids
evaluate feeding methods
assessment of abdomen - ANSWER✔✔ check for bowel sounds
note distention
note areas of pain
measure abdomen at the widest point
evaluating feeding methods - ANSWER✔✔ amount of burping
position when feeding
air in the nipple
hematemisis - ANSWER✔✔ blood in the vomit
nursing interventions for vomiting - ANSWER✔✔ prevent aspiration by placing on
side during vomiting
suction as needed
administer fluids if appropriate
raise the HOB or sit up when feedings
measure intake and output
what fluids should you give to infant who has been vomiting if appropriate -
ANSWER✔✔ pedialyte
, what fluids should you give to children who have been vomiting if appropriate -
ANSWER✔✔ non carbonated finger ale or cola
what position should you place children who have been vomiting after feeding -
ANSWER✔✔ right side lying
prone
infants should be placed on their _____ after feeding - ANSWER✔✔ backs
ALWAYS
What is gastroesophageal reflux (GER)? - ANSWER✔✔ the return of stomach
contents into the esophagus from an incompetent or poorly developed
esophageal sphincter
GER is commonly seen in - ANSWER✔✔ typically infants
young children with spastic cerebral palsy and other conditions with decreased
muscle tone
_____ puts children with GER at risk for pnemonia - ANSWER✔✔ aspiration
nursing assessment of child with GER - ANSWER✔✔ relationship of vomiting to
feedings, position, activity after feedings
assess for aspiration
measure the PH of gastric contents
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