The nurse prepares to insert a nasogastric tube (NGT) into the client. Which does the nurse explain in client teaching?
1. A tube eases distention and nausea.
2. The small, thin tube is easy to pass.
3. Client swallowing prevents passage.
4. Lie on left side to facilitate insertion.
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1. The nurse explains to the client that the NGT removes gastric contents to decom-press the stomach for relief of nausea and distention. The tube gives the gastrointes-tinal tract a chance to rest before oral nutrition resumes.
2. The nurse provides false reassurance because the NGT is a stiff tube that usually causes the client to cough and gag during insertion.
3. Client swallowing facilitates NGT insertion because the muscular action helps to pull the tube along the esophagus.
4. Left-sided positioning does not facilitate tube passage but increases the risk of client aspiration.
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