pH Testing of Gastric Contents Questions And Answers {100%
Correct} La est
1. Every day that a patient testing is
True
performed, quality control testing should be
performed on the pH strips.
True
2. Auscultation of an air bolus alone is no longer
consid- ered a reliable or safe method for
verification of tube position.
True
3. Gastric contents are more acidic than
intestinal con- tents. In most cases, the gastric
pH of a patient who has fasted for at least 4
hours is 0 to 5. The intestinal (duodenal) pH of
a fasting patient is generally 6 or higher.
4. The reading on the strip is indicative of: A reading between 3-
4, which is consistent
with GI contents.
5. If you cannot obtain aspirate, you can assume the na- The nurse
from the previ-
sogastric tube placement is correctly placed if all of the ous shift has
already con-
following conditions exist EXCEPT: firmed
6. A properly obtained pH value of to is a placement 0-5
good indication of gastric placement.
7. Which of the following supplies are needed to perform 60 mL
syringe
pH testing of gastric contents? (SELECT ALL THAT 8. Avoid
AP- PLY) prolonged
exposure of
gastric
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Correct} La est
1. Every day that a patient testing is
True
performed, quality control testing should be
performed on the pH strips.
True
2. Auscultation of an air bolus alone is no longer
consid- ered a reliable or safe method for
verification of tube position.
True
3. Gastric contents are more acidic than
intestinal con- tents. In most cases, the gastric
pH of a patient who has fasted for at least 4
hours is 0 to 5. The intestinal (duodenal) pH of
a fasting patient is generally 6 or higher.
4. The reading on the strip is indicative of: A reading between 3-
4, which is consistent
with GI contents.
5. If you cannot obtain aspirate, you can assume the na- The nurse
from the previ-
sogastric tube placement is correctly placed if all of the ous shift has
already con-
following conditions exist EXCEPT: firmed
6. A properly obtained pH value of to is a placement 0-5
good indication of gastric placement.
7. Which of the following supplies are needed to perform 60 mL
syringe
pH testing of gastric contents? (SELECT ALL THAT 8. Avoid
AP- PLY) prolonged
exposure of
gastric
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