Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient needs 2000 kcal a day from a tube feed that provides 2 kcal/mL. The feed runs by pump for 16 hours a day. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A tube feed that provides 1 kcal/mL runs at 40 mL/h for 16 hours a day. How many kilocalories E does the patient receive per day?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An 89 kg patient has a fluid goal of 30 mL/kg/day and receives all fluid through a feeding tube. The formula is 81% free water and runs at 80 mL/h for 20 hours a day. The rest of the fluid is given as water flushes every 4 hours. What volume V is each flush? Round to the nearest whole number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 50 kg patient needs 1.8 g of protein per kg a day. The tube feed contains 44 g of protein per litre and runs at 55 mL/h for 20 hours a day. A protein powder supplies 7 g of protein per scoop. How many scoops n a day are needed to cover the shortfall? Round up to a whole scoop.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A critically ill man is 188 cm tall and weighs 120 kg. The practice protocol gives 2 g of protein per kg of ideal body weight (Devine) per day if the BMI is 30 to under 40 kg/m², and 2.5 g/kg of ideal body weight per day if the BMI is 40 kg/m² or more. Find the protein goal P in g/day. Round to the nearest whole number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An 86 kg adult receives 1000 mL of parenteral nutrition containing 25% dextrose, infused over 16 hours. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.