Check Placement Steps Flashcards
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Checking Placement Steps:
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- Verify Tube Placement - How?
- Aspirate to assess tube patency/gastric contents if pt is symptomatic
-Exception: NOT jejunostomy(BEST CHECKED W/ X-RAY) tubes, levin or dobhoff tubes (small openings) - Measure contents and return-see agency/hospital protocol
- Flush with 30mL sterile water
- Document findings