21.
Changing the patient's position and repositioning the nasogastric tube are nursing
measures used to __________________________________________________.
22.
Before irrigating a nasogastric tube, you must_____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
23.
To clear a feeding tube after administering a gavage feed, you should________
___________________________________.
24.
When a physician orders "lavage until clear," he means ___________________
____________________________________.
25.
In a patient with a transverse colostomy you would expect the usual feces to be:
a. Solid.
b. Mushy.
c.
Fluid.
26.
Unless contraindicated, colostomy irrigation should be done:
a. In the morning.
b. After dinner.
c.
At the same time of day the patient used to move his bowels.
27.
Most ileostomies are performed because of _____________________________
28.
You should never apply heat to the abdomen of a patient with appendicitis
because _________________________________________________________.
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