5.
List five pieces of equipment that you should gather before you begin intubating
the patient.
a. ________________________________.
b. ________________________________.
c.
________________________________.
d. ________________________________.
e. ________________________________.
6.
Write three statements you should tell the patient before you begin nasogastric
intubation.
a. ________________________________.
b. ________________________________.
________________________________.
c.
7.
The patient is ambulatory; therefore, begin positioning him correctly for
nasogastric intubation by __________________________ . Have the patient tilt
his head ________________________ with the chin upward at approximately
five degrees. Ask the patient to breathe through his __________________.
8.
List the three steps necessary to measure the nasogastric tube before inserting
the tube.
a. ____________________________________________________________.
b. ____________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________.
c.
MD0581
5-13