What action should the nurse do before removing the NGT?

You should never force the NGT if more than the slightest resistance is felt due to the potential for damage to the nasal mucosa.

What type of access is needed to administer TPN (total parental nutrition) to a client?  

Sycamore Plastics (SP) is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers of plastic goods around the U.S. SP currently operates four manufacturing centers in Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; St. Louis, MO; and Salt Lake City, UT. The plants have different capacities and production costs as indicated in the table below. PLANT MAXIMUM CAPACITY (X 100,000 LBS.) PROD. Costs (Per 1.000 LBS.) Philadelphia 7.5 $325.00 Atlanta 9.0 $275.00 St. Louis 12.0 $305.00 Salt Lake City 10.3 $250.00 SP currently has six contract customers located in New York City; Birmingham, AL; Terre Haute, IN; Dallas, TX; Spokane, WA; and San Diego, CA. Transportation costs between the plants and various customers, as well as contracted demand from each customer, are shown in the table below. TRANSPORT COSTS PER 1,000 LBS From/To NYC BIRMINGHAM TERRE HAUTE DALLAS SPOKANE SAN DIEGO Philadelphia $45 $52 $56 $62 $78 $85 Atlanta $55 $42 $58 $59 $80 $82 St. Louis $57 $60 $50 $54 $65 $70 Salt Lake City $72 $71 $87 $57 $52 $60 Total Demand (x 1 000 lbs.) 525 415 925 600 325 400 Assume denotes the shipping quantity from Plant A to contract customer B. For example, represents the quantity shipped from Salt Lake City to San Diego. What is the supply constraint with regard to the plant in Atlanta? A   B   C   D   E.   (Study Guide Question)

You are developing an X-bar chart based on sample means. You know the standard deviation of the sample means is 4, the desired confidence level is 99.7 percent, and the average of the sample means is 24. Which of the following is your UCL? (Class Example)

You want to determine the lower control line for a p-chart for quality control purposes. You take several samples of a size of 50 items in your production process. From the samples, you determine the fraction defective is 0.006 and the standard deviation is 0.001. If the desired confidence level is 99.7 percent, which of the following is the resulting LCL value for the line? (Textbook Question)

You want to determine the lower control line for a p-chart for quality control purposes. You take several samples of a size of 50 items in your production process. From the samples, you determine the fraction defective is 0.006 and the standard deviation is 0.001. If the desired confidence level is 99.7 percent, which of the following is the resulting LCL value for the line? (Textbook Question)

If there are 400 total defects from 8 samples, each sample consisting of 20 individual items in a production process, which of the following is the fraction defective that can be used in a p-chart for quality control purposes? (Textbook Question)

In which of the following situations should we not use the transportation method of linear programming? (Textbook Question)

Consider the following financial data from the past year for Midwest Outdoor Equipment Corporation. Gross income $25,240,000 Total sales 24,324,000 Total credit sales 18,785,000 Net income 2,975,000 Cost of goods sold 12,600,000 Total assets 10,550,000 Average inventory 2,875,000 Average receivables 3,445,000 What is the inventory turnover ratio? (Study Guide Question)