The nurse is assessing the placement of a feeding tube to prevent aspiration of continuous feeding supplements. The nurse uses the aspiration technique and obtains a relatively clear fluid. The nurse recognizes that this aspirate is most likely
A) gastric fluid.
B) pleural fluid.
C) fluid from the lungs.
D) contents from the small intestine.
Ans: B
Feedback: Gastric fluid may be grassy green, brown, clear, or colorless. An aspirate from the lungs may be off-white or tan mucus. Pleural fluid is a relatively clear fluid.
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