ATI NASOGASTRIC INTUBATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW
●● Enteral feeding tube
Answer:
●● Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
Answer:
●● decompression
Answer: removal of gases or stomach contents to relieve distention,
nausea, or vomiting; salem sump; miller abbot; levin
●● feeding
Answer: alternative to oral route for administering nutritional
supplements; duo; levin; dobhoff
●● lavage
Answer: washing out the stomach to treat active bleeding, ingestion of
poison, or for gastric dilation; ewald; levin; salem sump
, ●● compression
Answer: using an internal balloon to apply pressure for preventing
hemorrhage; sengstaken-blakemore
●● Hx considerations
Answer: nasal problems; anticoagulant use; previous trauma; aspiration
●● steps before placement
Answer: review procedure/purpose/plan; Id client; explain; review hx;
evaluate ability to cooperate; means of communication; hand hygiene;
setp up; disposable towel and basin; provide privacy
●● steps during procedure
Answer: auscultate for bowel sounds; palpate for distention, pain,
rigidity; raise bed; high fowlers; choose nare; clean gloves; clear airway
if vomiting; check placement; aspirate to test pH; assess odor, color,
consistency; secure tube on nose; confirm placement with xray; if not in
stomach advance 5 cm and repeat; clamp tube or connect to suction
device
●● steps after procedure
Answer: can delegate measure output, providing comfort, giving oral
care
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW
●● Enteral feeding tube
Answer:
●● Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
Answer:
●● decompression
Answer: removal of gases or stomach contents to relieve distention,
nausea, or vomiting; salem sump; miller abbot; levin
●● feeding
Answer: alternative to oral route for administering nutritional
supplements; duo; levin; dobhoff
●● lavage
Answer: washing out the stomach to treat active bleeding, ingestion of
poison, or for gastric dilation; ewald; levin; salem sump
, ●● compression
Answer: using an internal balloon to apply pressure for preventing
hemorrhage; sengstaken-blakemore
●● Hx considerations
Answer: nasal problems; anticoagulant use; previous trauma; aspiration
●● steps before placement
Answer: review procedure/purpose/plan; Id client; explain; review hx;
evaluate ability to cooperate; means of communication; hand hygiene;
setp up; disposable towel and basin; provide privacy
●● steps during procedure
Answer: auscultate for bowel sounds; palpate for distention, pain,
rigidity; raise bed; high fowlers; choose nare; clean gloves; clear airway
if vomiting; check placement; aspirate to test pH; assess odor, color,
consistency; secure tube on nose; confirm placement with xray; if not in
stomach advance 5 cm and repeat; clamp tube or connect to suction
device
●● steps after procedure
Answer: can delegate measure output, providing comfort, giving oral
care
