The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. Provide the answer using lowercase letters separated by commas (e.g., a, b, c, d, e, f).
A) Lubricate the nasogastric tube with water-soluble lubricant.
B) Tape the nasogastric tube securely to the child's face.
C) Check the placement of the tube by aspirating stomach contents.
D) Place the child in the supine position with head slightly hyperflexed.
E) Insert the nasogastric tube through the nares.
F)Measure the tube from the tip of the nose to the ear lobe to midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.

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The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. Provide the answer using lowercase letters separated by commas (e.g., a, b, c, d, e, f).
A) Lubricate the nasogastric tube with water-soluble lubricant.
B) Tape the nasogastric tube securely to the child's face.
C) Check the placement of the tube by aspirating stomach contents.
D) Place the child in the supine position with head slightly hyperflexed.
E) Insert the nasogastric tube through the nares. 
F)Measure the tube from the tip of the nose to the ear lobe to midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.

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First, the nurse should insert the nasogastric tube through the nares (E). Then, the tube should be lubricated with water-soluble lubricant (A) before measuring the tube from the tip of the nose to the ear lobe to the midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus (F). The child should then be placed in the supine position with head slightly hyperflexed (D) before checking the placement of the tube by aspirating stomach contents (C). Finally, the nasogastric tube should be taped securely to the child's face (B).

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