The nurse inserts a gastric feeding tube into the patient.Which method used by the nurse is most accurate to verify placement of the patient's feeding tube?
A) Gets a pH of 4.0 from the feeding tube aspirate.
B) Obtains a pH of 7.0 from the gastric aspirate.
C) Listens at the tube distal to the pyloric sphincter.
D) Locates the tube above the cardiac sphincter.
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