A nursing assistant works with three patients who need different feeding tubes. Emilio is having digestive failure; he is unable to eat or process any food. Rei is having trouble swallowing, but her digestive system functions well. Arden’s stomach lining has ulcers and he is unable to digest food without pain.

Which describes the tubes each patient would most likely have?

Emilio requires parenteral nutrition, Rei requires a naso-gastric tube, and Arden requires percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

Emilio requires parenteral nutrition, Rei requires gastrostomy, and Arden requires jejunostomy.

Emilio requires enteral nutrition, Rei requires percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, and Arden requires jejunostomy.

Emilio requires enteral nutrition, Rei requires gastrostomy, and Arden requires a naso-enteral tube.