| Media of the College of Nursing Alaa Al-Husseini The College of Nursing at the University of Basra organized a practical lecture on the skill of inserting a nasogastric tube called Nasogastric Tube (NGT), in which the researcher Ali Abdul-Razzaq Al-Hashem lectured, and the lecture included practical work in the Nursing Fundamentals Laboratory on the skill and how to insert the nasogastric tube is the insertion of a plastic tube through The nose and its entry continues down until it reaches the stomach, and the nasogastric tube is placed for patients when the patient is unable to obtain enough food through the mouth, and it may be used for patients who have lost consciousness, especially those who are in the intensive care unit, as well as for patients who have difficulty taking treatment On the side of the mouth as well as used for gastric lavage, and in cases of poisoning, Al-Hashem explained the explanation of my procedure for examining the nose for any obstruction in the nose and examining the nasal airway before the process of inserting the tube. On the other hand, he explained how the semi-seated patient is positioned, the bed is at an angle of 45 °, and the tools used to install the nasogastric tube (except Nasogastric tube NGT, sterile alcohol, rubber gloves, lidocaine gel, blister, a cup of water to drink for easy insertion of the tube, in the case of the conscious patient, especially in the case of gastric lavage. The researcher recommended that students and graduates should master the nasogastric tube fitting because of its great benefit for patients, especially in critical cases. |
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