The Most Important Nursing Intervention to Assure the Patency of a Nasogastric

question 1

Multiple Choice

The most important nursing intervention to assure the patency of a nasogastric tube (NG) is to:

• A) Clamp nasogastric tube 30 minutes twice a day.
• B) Monitor NG for patency and irrigate with sterile normal saline PRN as ordered.
• C) Cleanse nares at least once each shift; lubricate with a petrolatum ointment.
• D) Administer mouth care every 24 hours.

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