Nursing – Care of Nasogastric (Decompression) Tubes – Flashcards
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You are caring for a client with a nasogastric tube. Which task can be delegated to an experienced UAP?
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Disconnecting the suction to allow ambulation to the toilet.
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The client has a nasogastric tube connected to intermittent wall suction. The student nurse asks why the client's respiratory rate has decreased. What is your best response?
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"The client may have a metabolic alkalosis due to the NG suctioning, and the decreased respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism."
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A client is to have gastric lavage. In which position should the nurse place the client when the nasogastric tube is being inserted?
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High-Fowler
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Two hours after a subtotal gastrectomy, the nurse identifies that the drainage from the client's nasogastric tube is a bright red. What should the nurse do FIRST?
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Determine that this is an expected finding.
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A client is admitted to the surgical unit from the postanesthesia care unit with a Salem sump nasogastric tube that is to be attached to wall suction. Which nursing action should the nurse implement when caring for this client?
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Use normal saline to irrigate the tube.
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After a partial gastrectomy is performed, a client is returned from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical unit with an IV solution infusing and a nasogastric tube in place. The nurse identifies that there is no nasogastric drainage for 30 minutes. There is an order for instillation of the nasogastri tube prn. The nurse should instill.
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30 mL of normal saline and continue the suction.
