The nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about the importance of inserting a nasogastric tube in clients with large bowel obstruction. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective learning?

1. "A nasogastric tube relieves pressure caused by bowel obstruction."
2. "A nasogastric tube is primarily used to deliver medications directly to the client's stomach."
3. "A nasogastric tube removes free air present under the client's diaphragm."
4. "A nasogastric tube removes the mechanical obstruction in the large intestine."


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