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The nurse confirms placement of an NG tube after initial insertion. Which of the following evidence-based practice methods of confirming initial NG tube placement in the most effective? 

Which of the following best describes the most appropriate position for placement of the BioPatch in a central line dressing?

The nurse has an order to insert an IV into a 6-month-old baby admitted with dehydration. Which action is most appropriate?

What size syringe should be used when flushing or withdrawing blood from a central venous catheter?

Select four potential central line complications the client is at risk for developing.

A 44-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and right mastectomy is admitted for anemia. The order is to start an IV of 0.9% NaCl at a keep open rate, type and cross, and administer 2 units of Packed Red Blood Cells. The nurse decided that which of the following is the best selection for the IV insertion?

A client has just had a peripherally inserted central catheter placed. The healthcare provider has prescribed total parenteral nutrition to be started. What should the nurse do first?

Which assessment finding would lead the nurse to suspect that a patient’s IV has infiltrated?

Which of the following are considered ways to assess kidney function?

Target cells for hypothalamic releasing hormones are in the…