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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings.  which of the following nursing interventionsis the highest priority when the nurse suspects aspiration of the feeding?

The nurse has an order to insert a nasogastric tube into the stomach of an assigned client.  In what order should the nurse perform the actions to complete the procedure?  Place the options in the correct order.  All options must be used. 

What will the nurse need before removing a patient’s nasogastric tube?      

What patient care might the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) when a patient’s nasogastric tube is removed?          

A nurse is preparing to insert an NG tube for a client who requires gastric decompression.  Which of the following actions should the nurse perform before beginning the procedure (Select all that apply).

Mr. Whitlock has been receiving a tube feeding of Ensure® via nasogastric tube for 3 weeks via a bolus infusion.  He has just started to have loose stools (300mL each-6 today).  You should first suspect the following to be responsible for the diarrhea: 

The nurse has just placed a nasogastric tube for gastric decompression secondary to a paralytic ileus.  What is the first thing that you need to do?  

Why does the nurse kink the nasogastric tube before removing it from a patient?          

Clinical Coding Workout Chapter 4, question 4.77 This full-term female infant was born in this hospital by vaginal delivery. Her mother has been an alcoholic for many Years and would not stop drinking during her pregnancy The baby was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and was placed in the NICU. The mother also refused any vaccinations for the infant. What codes are assigned?

Clinical Coding Workout Chapter 4, question 4.74 Hospital Summary: A male new-born, born at this hospital with pre axial polydactyly of the thumbs, bilateral claw hands and claw feet, had a harsh murmur heard posteriorly and faint femoral pulses on initial new-born exam. The new-born was 39 weeks gestation and was born vaginally. Cardiology was consulted and determined a diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta and a very small conoventricular ventricular septal defect. The newborn had surgical repair of the coarctation but the VSD could not be repaired at this Young age due to closeness to the aortic valve. Cardiology will follow to manage the VSD. Orthopedics was consulted for the hand and feet deformities and will schedule serial repairs after the age of about one Year. The family will be seen by Medical Genetics as an outpatient for possible determination of a syndrome that encompasses this combination of defects. Assign the correct diagnostic code(s)-