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Placement
Insertion
Equipment
Feedings
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
"LIS" is an abbreviation for this NG tube order
What is "low intermittant suction"?
100
Open containers of enteral feedings are refrigerated to help prevent this
What is bacterial growth?
100
Before a medication is given, this is used to flush the NG tube______
What is (H2O) water?
200
This is the normal pH of gastric aspirate
What is 2-3?
200
Asking the patient to do this during insertion 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
Administering feedings too fast can lead to this
What is diarrhea?
200
This type of medication should never be crushed
What is "sustained release"?
300
This is a common cause of NG tube displacement
What is coughing or vomiting?
300
Elevating the head of the bed to this angle can help prevent aspiration
What is 30-45 degrees?
300
This stabilization device is attached to the nose
What is a StatLock?
300
This is how often enteral feeding containers and administration sets should be discarded
What is every 24 hours?
300
This is used to flush an NG tube before it is discontinued
What is air?
400
This is the usual location of NG tube misplacement
What is the right bronchus branch?
400
This preparation can ease insertion by stiffening the tubing
What is soaking in ice water?
400
This type of double lumen NG tube is too big for tube feedings
What is a salem sump tube?
400
Poor fluid intake with formula components can lead to this
What is constipation?
400
This is the amount of fluid used for flushing one medication
What is 60 mL?
500
This can help detect NG tube misplacement by measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in the lungs
What is capnography?
500
This tool is used to place an NG tube in a comatose patient
What is a stylet?
500
This acid base imbalance can be caused by excessive gastric suctioning
What is metabolic alkalosis?
500
This nurse should check this before beginning a new feeding
What is residual volume?
500
These drugs interfere with the pH test of NG tube placement
What are Proton Pump Inhibitors?