A Patient Is Concerned About Leakage of Gastric Contents Out $20 \mathrm{~mL}$

A patient is concerned about leakage of gastric contents out of the gastric sump tube the nurse has just inserted. What would the nurse do to prevent reflux gastric contents from coming through the blue vent of a gastric sump tube?

A) Prime the tubing with $20 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline.
B) Keep the vent lumen above the patients waist.
C) Maintain the patient in a high Fowlers position.
D) Have the patient pin the tube to the thigh.