A nurse needs to insert a gastrointestinal tube for a client with peptic ulcers. Which of the following is the clearest indication for the use of gastrointestinal intubation?
A) Controlling gastric bleeding
B) Examining the peptic ulcers
C) Measuring gastric residual volume
D) Reducing risk of reflux
A
Feedback:
A gastric or intestinal tube is used for a variety of reasons, including controlling gastric bleeding, a process called compression or tamponade. An endoscope is used for examining peptic ulcers. Gastric residual and gastric reflux are caused by gastrointestinal intubation, so it would be incorrect to say that gastrointestinal intubation measures gastric residual or reduces the risk of reflux.
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