You are chosen to do an in-service on gastric intubation for the medical unit. Discuss gastric intubation. It is used for a number of things, including feedings, medications, and decompression of the stomach
a. How is it placed and where?
b. What kinds of disorders?
c. What are the different types and placements?
d. How is placement assessed?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. May be inserted through the mouth or nasal passage to the stomach
b. It is used for decompression or removal of gas and fluids from the stomach, giving fluids, nutrition, and medications to a client who is unable to take medications orally.
It can be used as a lavage to remove toxins ingested.
Apply pressure to a GI bleed.
Goal when using is to prevent respiratory aspiration of contents.
c. Other areas for placement include the following:
Gastrostomy
Jejunostomy
Nasogastric
Orogastric
Nasoenteric
d. Placement is assessed by x-ray.
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