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The following points have probably come up already but no shame in repeating it again. The best confirmation that a client's halo traction is applied properly is that the client is unable to turn his/her head from side to side. Order of steps the nurse would follow during insertion of a nasogastric tube are: - Wash hands and put on gloves - Lubricate the tip of the NGT - Ask the client to hyperextend the neck (to reduce the curvature of the nasopharyngeal junction, once the tube is passed the nasopharyngeal junction) - Ask the client to tilt the head forward (to prevent the tube from going into the larynx; once in the esophagus) - Have the client swallow sips of water while advancing the tube 5 to 10 cm with each swallow - Check tube placement (tube should be in the stomach and not the lungs) The Snellen chart tests long-distance vision. Jaeger's chart is used to test close distant vision. A tangent screen is used to test peripheral vision by gradually bringing an object into the peripheral view and having the client indicate when they see an object in their field of vision. Ishihara's plates are used to test for color vision. Good luck to all of my friends who will be taking the NCLEX this month and Congratulations to all that have passed thus far!

The following points have probably come up already but no shame in repeating it again. The best confirmation that a client's halo traction is applied properly is that the client is unable to turn his/her head from side to side. Order of steps the nurse would follow during insertion of a nasogastric tube are: - Wash hands and put on gloves - Lubricate the tip of the NGT - Ask the client to hyperextend the neck (to reduce the curvature of the nasopharyngeal junction, once the tube is passed the nasopharyngeal junction) - Ask the client to tilt the head forward (to prevent the tube from going into the larynx; once in the esophagus) - Have the client swallow sips of water while advancing the tube 5 to 10 cm with each swallow - Check tube placement (tube should be in the stomach and not the lungs) The Snellen chart tests long-distance vision. Jaeger's chart is used to test close distant vision. A tangent screen is used to test peripheral vision by gradually bringing an object into the peripheral view and having the client indicate when they see an object in their field of vision. Ishihara's plates are used to test for color vision. Good luck to all of my friends who will be taking the NCLEX this month and Congratulations to all that have passed thus far!

thanks for sharing that angelfire. i never thought about like that. very inspirational!

Are LVN's paid more if IV Therapy certified?