One recommendation for fluid intake is that older women should drink approximately ____ liters per day, while older men should drink ____ liters.

A nurse is preparing to instill an enteral feeding for a client who has an NG tube in place.  Which of the following actions is the nurse’s highest assessment priority before performing this procedure?  

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings.  which of the following nursing interventionsis the highest priority when the nurse suspects aspiration of the feeding?

 What would minimize the nurse’s risk for contamination during the removal of a nasogastric tube?      

What will the nurse need before removing a patient’s nasogastric tube?      

What patient care might the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) when a patient’s nasogastric tube is removed?          

Mr. Whitlock has been receiving a tube feeding of Ensure® via nasogastric tube for 3 weeks via a bolus infusion.  He has just started to have loose stools (300mL each-6 today).  You should first suspect the following to be responsible for the diarrhea: 

A nurse is  preparing to insert an NG tube on a client for stomach decompression.  When determining the length of the tube to be inserted what anatomical locations should the nurse use for measurement? 

Which landmarks should the nurse use to correctly measure a client prior to nasogastric tube insertion?  Select all that apply.

The nurse will irrigate a patient’s nasogastric (NG) tube. Which action should the nurse take?