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  1. Why are we not auscultating the lungs for NG tube placement?

    NRnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question: most of us would agree that auscultating the stomach area for NG tube placement verification (the "whoosh test") is not reliable enough and we need to do either CXR or litmus paper test. BUT, when we used to routinely do it, and fo...

  2. NG tube and/or oxygen oral temps?

    Sisyphus_01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a new CNA working at a hospital and have noticed that we take oral temps on all patients including those with NG tubes and oxygen. I was taught that in such instances we should use an alternative means of obtaining temperature. The patients I...

  3. How to calculate NG tube replacement.

    lola_b123 posted a topic in General Students

    For some reason, this isn't very clear to me. Can someone please help me understand how to calculate? A patient's IV fluid is D51/2 NS with 20 mEq of potassium at 70 ml/hr. Her NG output must be replaced with Lactated Ringer's ml/ml every 4 hour...