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NG Feeding Tubes
Displacement of nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes can have serious implications if undetected. Incorrectly positioned tubes leave patients vulnerable to the risks of regurgitation and respiratory aspiration. It is crucial to differentiate between gastric and respiratory placement on initial insertion to prevent potentially fatal pulmonary complications. Insertion and care of an NG tube should therefore only be carried out by a registered doctor or nurse who has undergone theoretical and practical training and is deemed competent or is supervised by someone competent. Assistant practitioners and other unregistered staff must never insert NG tubes or be involved in the initial confirmation of safe NG tube position.
Lexicon | Meaning
- Displace: Shift something solid and comparatively immovable, more or less permanently from its place:
- Misplace: Put an object in a wrong place so that it is difficult to find:
- Implication 1 – Conclusion
- Implication 2 – A possible consequence.
- Complication (Med): A secondary disease or condition that aggravates an already existing one.
- Vulnerable: In danger
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If undetected, displacement of nasogastric feeding tubes always result in serious implications.
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All implications resulting from displacement of nasogastric feeding tubes will be serious.
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If detected, displacement of nasogastric feeding tubes does not have any serious implications.
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Detected or not detected, that doesn't make a difference. Here, detection is not the issue.
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Incorrectly positioned tubes leave patients vulnerable to the risks of regurgitation or respiratory aspiration.
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It is not "or!" Or and "and" are not the same!
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After the initial insertion, fewer complications arise when NG tubes are displaced.
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There should be difference between gastric and respiratory placement of the NG tubes.
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Not only a registered doctor, a registered nurse can also perform NG tube insertion.
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Insertion and care of an NG tube entails four conditions.
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A registered doctor or nurse who has undergone theoretical and practical training can administer an NG tube insertion without further requirements.
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Strict protocols are to be followed for NG tube insertion.
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