The nurse is caring for a patient who has a nasogastric tube in place following gastric surgery.Why should the nurse use normal saline to irrigate the nasogastric tube?
A) It decreases electrolytes.
B) It maintains electrolytes.
C) It maintains fluid volume.
D) It increases fluid volume.
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