Prior to administering the initial tube feeding following nasogastric tube insertion, the nurse should:
a. verify correct tube placement by x-ray.
b. place the client in a supine position in the bed.
c. aspirate for residual tube feeding contents.
d. place the distal tip of the tube in a glass of water to verify correct placement by absence of bubbling.
Question 2
The client receiving a continuous enteral tube feeding of 450 mOsm/L develops diarrhea. The nurse understands the most likely cause could be:
a. hypertonicity of the solution.
b. too-slow administration of tube feeding.
c. flushing the tube with tap water every eight hours.
d. the enteral formula cannot fully meet nutritional needs.
Tip growth by a pollen tube.
Mother giraffe and calves feeding. It is mostly the females that raise young, and they may gather in
Angle of insertion for three types of injections.
The fuel pickup tube is part of the fuel sender and pump assembly.
Model of how direct repeats generated during the insertion of a transposon or an insertion sequence