Placement
Insertion
Equipment
Maintenance
Medications and Flushing
100
This is the gold standard for verifying NG tube placement
What is an X-ray?
100
The patient position recommended for NG tube insertion
What is high fowlers?
100
Preferred NG tube for decompression
What is Salem Sump?
100
This machine delivers the exact amount of feeding per hour.
What is feeding pump?
100
Before a medication is given, this is performed to flush the NG tube
What is water flushes?
200
This is the normal pH of gastric aspirate
What is less than 5
200
Asking the patient to do this will help guide the NG tube into the stomach
What is swallowing water?
200
This portion of the NG tube functions as an air vent
What is the pigtail?
200
This complication happens when a feeding tube is inserted into an intravenous catheter.
What is feeding tube misconnection?
200
Before giving a medication, you need to perform these safety checks.
What is six rights and three checks
300
Can help detect NG misplacement by measuring the amount of pH.
What is Litmus paper?
300
This type of lubricant is recommended for use in NG tube placement
What is a water-soluable?
300
Elevating the head of the bed to this angle can help prevent aspiration
What is 30 to 45 degrees?
300
This is used to flush an NG tube before it is discontinued
What is 10ml of air?
400
This is the usual location of NG tube misplacement
What is the right bronchus branch?
400
When NG tube is at the level of nasopharynx the patients head should be facing ______ .
What is down?
400
Typical size of NG tube used for decompression in adults
What is 14 to 16 French
400
Infrequent free water flushes with formula components can lead to this
What is occlusion/clog?
400
This instrument is used to prepare the medication for administration via NG route
What is pill crusher
500
What is NG through cribriform plate/brain?
500
This is a common range for adult nasogastric tube size
What is 12-18Fr?
500
These Landmarks are used to assess for length of an NG tube.
What is tip of the nose to tip of the ear to xyphoid process?
500
Nurses should check this before beginning new feedings
What is residual volume?
500
This is what you want the pt to do while pulling out the feeding tube.
What is "hold your breath"?