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Nursing 132
module 15 post test 3 verifying tube placement
Question | Answer |
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Conformation of correct tube placement done by x-ray when? | upon insertion |
true or false It's appropriate to delegate placement of tube to nap | false |
The risk of _________ is increased when the tip of the NI tube accidentally dislocates upward into the stomach? | aspiration |
Identify signs and symptoms of inadvertent respiratory compromise during feeding: | Coughing Choking Reduced oxygen saturation |
Identify conditions that increase risk for spontaneous tube dislocation: | Altered level of consciousness, agitation Retching, vomiting, coughing Nasotracheal suction |
A patient has been receiving ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac), an H2 receptor antagonist, for treatment of a duodenal ulcer. affects pH testing? a. does not affect pH testing. b. decrease the gastric pH reading. c. increase the gastric pH reading | C. |
To assess gastric pH, the nurse will need the following | 60-mL catheter-tip syringe Medicine cup Clean gloves pH indicator strip (scale of 0.0 to 11.0) |
You are planning to verify NG feeding tube placement by pH testing. Which result would indicate that the feeding tube is in the expected location? | PH of 1-5 |
A health care provider's order is necessary to verify tube placement by pH testing. | false. order for insertion is necessary but not placement verification |