Mini Quiz: Check your understanding

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Here are 10 questions for you to check your understanding. The answers are revealed at the end.

1. Who would be best for you to contact if you had a question about your child’s gastrostomy?

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Attend A and E

Community children’s nurse or specialist nurse

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2. How often should you rotate your child’s gastrostomy button 360 degrees?

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Never

Once a week

Daily

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3. Do Mickey and Mini gastrostomy buttons have different extension sets?

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Yes – they both have extensions specific to the button type

No – you can use any extension.

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4. If you are worried about granulation tissue around your child’s site, who would be best to contact?

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Community children’s nurse

Dietician

A&E

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5. When should you wash your hands?

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Before and after giving medications

Before and after cleaning the stoma site

Before and after changing the water in the balloon

All of the above

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6. How often should the amount of water in the gastrostomy balloon be checked?

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When the button is changed

Daily

Once a week

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7. When you clean your child’s gastrostomy site what do you need to look out for?

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Redness

Irritation

Moisture or leakage

All of the above, contact your child’s CCN or specialist nurse if you notice any of these

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8. Does the extension tube need to be primed with water and clamped before connecting to the button and administering feed or medication to your child?

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Yes, always to ensure no air is pushed into your child’s stomach

Only before giving medication

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9. What is venting?

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A technique of giving a feed

A type of gastrostomy button

A way of releasing trapped air in your child’s stomach

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10. If you are interested in giving your child a blended diet via their gastrostomy who do you need to discuss this with?

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Dietician

Community children’s nurse

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