Of the patients listed,which would be a candidate for nasoenteric feeding tube placement?
A) Post-motor vehicle accident victim with a broken nose and jaw
B) Patient with a bleeding ulcer and possible esophageal varices
C) Elderly patient with a diagnosis of failure to thrive and an inability to chew
D) Patient with an esophageal tumour
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Q1: The home health nurse evaluates the provision
Q3: The nurse determines that a nasogastric (NG)tube
Q5: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q7: The nurse is checking the residual volume
Q8: The nurse is initiating a continuous tube
Q9: The nurse is preparing to administer an
Q9: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q10: Which technique is appropriate for providing intermittent
Q11: The nurse has just inserted a nasogastric
Q20: The nurse has inserted a nasogastric (NG)feeding
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