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The Nurse Determines That a Nasogastric (NG) Tube Needs Irrigation

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The nurse determines that a nasogastric (NG) tube needs irrigation when she:


A) obtains more than 200 mL of residual volume.
B) obtains a small amount of thin watery residual.
C) does not encounter resistance when aspirating the residual.
D) obtains a unusually thick secretions.

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