medications alongside enteral nutrition. The nurse’s main concerns in administering tube feedings and medications after receiving medical orders and feeding schedule are to check for the patient safety, monitoring for complications, comfort, and education. In fact, patient’s safety is the first concern. It’s addressed by many ways before administration of any fluids, medications, or feeding: 1) The nasogastric tube placement (through x-ray, pH testing, aspirate characteristics, external length marking
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica (2014), a neural tube defect is “any congenital defect of the brain and spinal cord as a result of abnormal development of the neural tube.” This birth defect is “the most common congenital defect of the central nervous system, affecting the brain and/or spinal cord of 300,000 newborns worldwide each year” (Ricks et al., 2012, p. 391). The exact cause of these central nervous system defects is unknown, but there are many contributing factors that are evidenced
The Use of Technology at the Bedside to Place Feeding Tubes Amy D. Kramer Point Loma Nazarene University Introduction Artificial nutritional support is often necessary to enhance the nutritional status of acutely or critically ill patients. Nasogastric and post-pyloric feeding tubes are relied upon to provide the caloric and nutritional support required. There are approximately 1.2 million feeding tubes placed annually in the United States (Koopmann, Kudsk, & Szotkowski, 2011; Krenitsky,
Ideally the purified cellulase that was in test tube 4, which was 50 mg/ml, should have had a higher absorbance, but for unknown reasons, the cellulase has not been working all semester long. Test tube 2 had cellulase at a 1 mg/ml concentration. Next time, instead of a 1-hour incubation period at 50°C, there should be a 3-hour incubation period at 55°C. This would give the
First of all, you need a sturdy, good tube. The tube should be cylindrical and should be at least 3/32 of an inch thick. The opening at the top of your tube should have a 5/8 inch opening. Then take a 1/16 inch fuse, make sure it covers the whole tube and sticks out a little bit, just like any other firework and keep the tube in place by using tape. Next, 1.25 grams of 3F BP should be poured into the tube. Then, gently put a one-half inch star down the tube. This is what will go up into the air and
1cm x 2cm. Test tube A will have a piece of potato which is this size. Test tube B will have this size potato in but cut in half and Test tube C will have this size potato in it but cut into thirds, this means the surface area is gradually increased. The surface area for the potato in Test Tube A = 10cm B = 12cm C = 14cm This shows that there is a difference of 2cm between A and B, and B and C, also that there is a 4cm difference between A and C. Test tube B has increased by
experiment I am going to use test tubes to symbolise penguins "huddling up". I will firstly get all of my equipment, then I will fill firstly one test tube with water, then 9, then 17, then 25 in bunches. I will fill them all with water at a temperature of 65 degrees C. I will leave each set for 5 minutes and record the temperature of the centre tube. I will see if this tube huddled between a bunch is the highest temperature after 5 minutes than the rest. If the test tube in the bunch of 25 has the
hydrogen peroxide (10ml) in all the tubes. The variableis the use of different amount of catalyst in different test tubes. Equipment: 10% v/v solution of H2O2 Catalyst - MnO2 5 test tubes Stopwatch Beaker with distilled water Glass tube 5 single-holed rubber stoppers Procedure: 1) Fill all 5 test tubes with 10 ml of H2O2 2) Measure 0.01g of MnO2 using a filter paper and pour this into the first test tube. Immediately close the test tube with the single-holed rubber stopper
reach its final settling temperature and recorded the temperature too early. Also we might have started the reaction too early before the solution was at the correct temperature because the thermometer was in the beaker rather than the test tube and not measuring the
Biology: Separation of Proteins Lab Report 1: Separation of Proteins Abstract/Summary: “Proteins account for more than 50% of the dry weight of most cells, and they are instrumental in almost everything organisms do” (Campbell, 1999). The significance of proteins to the continuation of our biological systems is undeniable, and a study of how to quantify proteins seems an appropriate introduction to our studies of biology. In order to study proteins we must first know how to separate then quantify
The Task Design an investigation based on these observations and the explanation suggested. [IMAGE] Equipment Needed The following equipment will be required to perform this experiment: 1 beetroot 1 cork borer (size 4) 30 test tubes 1 timer 1 scalpel 1 ruler 1 measuring cylinder 1 colorimeter 16 cuvettes 1 white tile 2 thermometers 5 water baths – set at temperatures 30ºC, 40ºC, 50ºC, 60ºC, 70ºC Distilled Water Paper towels Independent Variables
Requirements: l Large test tube (24 * 150 mm); l Stopper to fit test tube; l Pin; l A small glass tube to transfer pigment solution; l Chromatography paper or filter paper; l Rack of test tube; l Pigment solution; l Solvent (5 cm3). Procedure: l A strip of absorptive paper has been prepared. It has such a length that it almost reaches the bottom of a large test tube and such a width that the edges do not the sides of the tube; l Draw a pencil line across the
Elodea Plan: Method: 1) First I will put some water into a boiling tube and add 5 spatulas of Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate. I will add 5 spatulas of Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate as it reacts with water and forms carbon dioxide; also I have so much so that I have carbon dioxide in excess. 2) Then I will cut off 5cm of elodea and place it into the boiling tube. 3) Thirdly I will place the boiling tube in a test tube holder 5cm in front of the light source. 4) Then I will count the number
of lower water concentration. I am going to find this out by placing pieces of potato, each the same length and weight in 5 different test tubes with different concentrations of sugar solution and distilled water. I will be weighing and measuring the size of the potato pieces after being in these solutions for 24 hours. Apparatus ◠5 test tubes ◠5 potato slices (each with the length of 7.5cm and weighing roughly 1.53g) ◠Scales ◠Ruler ◠Scalpel ◠50cm³ distilled
getting a beaker and put a 100ml of water in it, then get a visking tube and put it in the beaker, so we don't block the holes with natural grease on our hands. After, we will get another beaker and pour some 1% sugar solution in it. When we have done this, we get one end of the visking tube and 'ruffle' it, then we get some string and one person will tie the end of the tube, while the other person hold it. The visking tube then will go back in the water, while we get a dropper and the beaker
diffuses into the sucrose solution. Predicted graph of results: [IMAGE] Apparatus * 6 test tubes * 6 different concentrations of sucrose solutions * Potato * Potato cutter/core * Digital measuring scales * Measuring cylinders * Knife * Test tube racks * Coloured felt pens * Tissue paper Method I will need 3 pieces of potato in each tube. As there are 6 tubes I will have to calculate how many pieces I will need altogether. I think this would be a suitable
solution into a stronger solution through a partially permeable membrane. We hope to achieve this by doing four experiments using distilled water in one test tube and different concentrations of salt water in the other test tubes. Once done, we will measure the change in mass. Prediction I think that the potato that is put in the test tube with water in will gain in mass. I think that the potato put into the salt solution will loose in mass. The higher the concentration of salt the, the more
photosynthesis in their structure and cell alignment. Preliminary Experiment Apparatus * Piece of Elodea Canadensis * Bulb * Voltmeter * Test tube * Beaker * Box * Two electrical wires * Stopwatch * Thermometer Method I put a piece of Elodea Canadensis (pond weed) in a test tube and covered it with water. The test tube was then placed in a beaker with a thermometer so that the water stayed the same temperature, this was then placed in a cardboard box with a bulb attached
list ============== § Test tubes X 11 § 0.10 molar dm -3 Copper (II) Sulphate solution § distilled water § egg albumen from 3 eggs. § Syringe X 12 § colorimeter § tripod § 100ml beaker § Bunsen burner § test tube holder § safety glasses § gloves § test tube pen § test tube method ====== Before conducting the experiment I would conduct a simple test for the protein by placing a sample of the albumen into a test tube and add biurett reagent. This
The complexity of the human reproductive system is unbelievable baffling. The fact that the egg even leaves the protection of the ovary and starts its journey down the fallopian tube is remarkable. The process by which the sperm manage to scurry their way to meet the egg through the hostile environment of a woman’s body isanother great accomplishment of the human body. The fact that, in the majority of cases, the egg and sperm meet, join, and find their way into the uterus and set up the beginning