Nursing Principles 3: NG & Nutrition and Feeding Tube Management Covering Gastric Lavage and Gavage Procedures Nasogastric Nasoduodenal and Nasojejunal Tube Insertion Techniques Gastrostomy PEG and PEJ Tube Care Tube Placement Verification Methods NEX Me

Nursing Principles 3: NG & Nutrition and Feeding Tube Management Covering Gastric Lavage and Gavage Procedures Nasogastric Nasoduodenal and Nasojejunal Tube Insertion Techniques Gastrostomy PEG and PEJ Tube Care Tube Placement Verification Methods NEX Measurement Gastric Residual Volume Monitoring Aspiration Prevention Patient Safety Protocols Feeding Methods Bolus Continuous and Cyclic Administration Medication Delivery via Enteral Tubes Stoma and Ostomy Care Tube Irrigation and Patency Maintenance Complication Recognition and Management Gastrointestinal Assessment Bowel Sounds Evaluation Patient Positioning Standards High Fowler Technique Documentation and Legal Considerations Clinical Decision Making Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026 gastric lavage linger then leave mouth to stomach; used to instill then remove liquid from stomach, used for poisonings, overdoses, or before surgery to clear GI tract gastric gavage give feeding through a tube in the stomach, used for nutrition if pt cannot orally nasogastric tube nose to stomach, used for temp nutrition, stomach decompression, obtaining lab specimens, or medication nasoduodenal tube nose to small bowel (duodenum), used for enteral feeding when stomach emptying is impaired nasojejunal tube nose to small bowel (jejunum), used for long-term enteral nutrition, bypasses stomach esophagostomy opening in the esophagus for feeding tube, used for feeding when nasal/oral routes are unavailable gastrostomy tube surgical opening for feeding directly into stomach, used for long-term nutritional support, replaced by PEG in most situations PEG tube (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) endoscopically placed tube directly into stomach through abdominal wall, used for long-term nutritional support, allows more freedom of ambulation, pt can self-administer feeding, easily removed when no longer needed PEJ tube (percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy) endoscopically placed tube directly into jejunum through abdominal wall, used for the same as PEG but bypasses stomach entirely possible reasons a tube would be placed nutritional support (dysphagia), suctioning stomach contents, prevent/control vomiting, gastric decompression or medication define the term "stoma" a surgically created opening is the insertion of a nasogastric tube a sterile procedure? no, it is a clean technique what position should a patient be in when being the insertion of an NG tube? high-fowlers or HOB 30-90 degrees at what point should you have the client bring their head forward when inserting an NG tube? when the tube reaches the back of the throat, closes off the trachea and opens the esophagus, helping guide the tube into the esophagus why would you hand a cup of water with a straw to a patient having an NG tube inserted? facilitates the tube passage down the esophagus through the swallowing reflex and the swallowing action naturally propels the tube downward