Confirming nasogastric tube placement in adults.

Maureen Judd

Journal: Nursing 2020;50(4):43-46

PMID: 32195876

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Abstract

Nurses are responsible for ensuring that short-term enteral feeding tubes are placed correctly before using them for gastric emptying, enteral nutrition, or medication administration. This article reviews evidence-based methods for assessing tube placement and discusses the limitations of each method with a focus on nasogastric tube placement.

Address: Maureen Judd is a clinical nurse in the electrophysiology lab at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., and an adjunct professor at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, Conn.

DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000654032.78679.f1

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Enteral Nutrition, Evidence-Based Practice, Humans, Intubation, Gastrointestinal