What information should the nurse include in teaching parents to care for a child's gastrostomy tube at home?
a. Never turn the gastrostomy button.
b. Clean around the insertion site daily.
c. Expect some leakage around the button.
d. Remove the tube for cleaning once a week.
B
The skin around the tube insertion site should be cleaned with soap and water once or twice daily. The gastrostomy button should be rotated in a full circle during cleaning. Leakage around the tube should be reported to the physician. A gastrostomy tube is placed surgically. It is not removed for cleaning.
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