MATCHING the Nurse Is Preparing to Insert a Nasogastric Tube into into a 4-Year-Old

question 37

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube.

-Step six

• A)Lubricate the nasogastric tube with water-soluble lubricant.
• B)Tape the nasogastric tube securely to the child's face.
• C)Check the placement of the tube by aspirating stomach contents.
• D)Place the child in the supine position with head slightly hyperflexed.
• E)Insert the nasogastric tube through the nares.
• F)Measure the tube from the tip of the nose to the earlobe to the midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.

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