The nurse receives a patient from the emergency department with the diagnosis of ileus. The nurse expects the health care provider to order NPO for dietary status, and insert a nasogastric tube
The nurse knows that the purpose of the nasogastric tube is to do which of the following? a. Decompress the stomach until peristalsis returns.
b. Provide tube feedings until peristalsis resumes.
c. Allow for the release of flatulence.
d. To keep the stomach expanded until peristalsis resumes.
A
A patient cannot eat or drink fluids without causing abdominal distention and nausea and vomiting to occur. The insertion of a nasogastric (NG) tube into the stomach serves to decompress the stomach, keeping it empty until normal peristalsis returns. Flatulence (having accumulated gas) is one of the most common GI disorders. It refers to a sensation of bloating and abdominal distention accompanied by excess gas. Normally, intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus.
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