The mother of a premature newborn questions why a gavage feeding catheter is placed in the mouth of the newborn and not in the nose. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Most newborns are nose breathers."
2. "The tube will elicit the sucking reflex."
3. "A smaller catheter is preferred for feedings."
4. "Most newborns are mouth breathers."
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Explanation: 1. Orogastric insertion is preferable to nasogastric because most infants are obligatory nose breathers.
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a. year. b. 2 years. c. 5 years. d. 10 years.
The nurse is observing a UAP performing a bed bath for a client. Which action by the UAP requires the nurse to intervene?
A. Washing the client's arms from wrists to shoulders. B. Washing the client's eyes and face first before the rest of the body. C. Washing, rinsing, and drying the client's leg from thigh to ankle. D. Washing the client's back and then the perineum.