A nurse has an order to begin enteral feedings for a client in whom a nasogastric tube has just been inserted. Before initiating the diet order,
the nurse would do which of the following as the most definitive method of confirming correct tube placement in the stomach?
1. compare pH of aspirate to gastric pH
2. check x-ray results
3. check the appearance of gastric aspirate
4. insert air through the tube
Question 2
The nurse would check the diet order for a client with which of the following conditions to be sure that the order includes a protein restriction?
1. kwashiorkor
2. marasmus
3. postoperative state
4. liver failure
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
Many mothers pump their breast milk so that fathers can be involved in infant feedings
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
Intervention Model-Response to Client Misconduct
Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest.
Positioning the client