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RYLES TUBE
INSERTION
BY NAVEED PASHA A
R.T.INSERTION
DEFINITION: - NASOGASTRIC TUBE
INSERTION MEANS THE
INTRODUCTION OF A TUBE INTO THE
STOMACH FOR THERAPEUTIC OR
DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES.
GASTRIC GAVAGE – IS A ARTIFICIAL
METHOD OF GIVING FLUID AND
NUTRIENT THROUGH A TUBE, THAT
HAS PASSED THROUGH THE NOSE.
INDICATION –
 PERFORMING A GAVAGE – FORARTIFICIAL
FEEDING THE PATIENT
 ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL MEDICATIONS THAT
CANNOT BE SWALLOWED.
 ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENT (LAVAGE) –
FLUID, FOOD, OR GAS.
 TO CORRECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE
IMBALANCE.
 ALLEVIATES DISCOMFORT DUE TO
NAUSEA, VOMITING & REDUCES THE
POSSIBILITY OF ASPIRATION
 OBTAINING A SAMPLE OF
SECRETION FOR DIAGNOSTIC
TESTING.
 CONTROLLING GASTRIC BLEEDING A
PROCESS CALLED COMPRESSION. ON
TAMPONADE ( PRESSURE
EQUIPMENT: -
 NASOGASTRIC TUBE (E.G. LEVIN, SALEM) 14, OR 16
FT. NG TUBE
 SYRINGE
 WATER SOLUBLE LUBRICANT
 TOWEL
 EMESIS BASIN
 STETHOSCOPE
 GLASS OF WATER
 CLEAN GLOVE
 FLASHLIGHT
 TAPE
 SCISSOR
 BOWEL WITH WATER
PREPARATION OF PATIENT—
 EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO THE PATIENT AND
ASK FOR PATIENT’S CO-OPERATION
 PROVIDE PRIVACY
 PLACE THE PATIENT IN FOWLER’S POSITION,
MAKE THE PATIENT COMFORTABLE
 PLACE MACKINTOSH AND TOWEL ACROSS THE
CHEST AND UNDER THE CHIN
 GIVE A MOUTH WASH AND HELP HIM TO CLEAN
THE TEETH.
 CLEAN THE NOSTRILS, IF THERE IS SECRETION OR
CRUST FORMATION, USING SWAB STICK DIPPED
IN SALINE OR SODA BICARB SOLUTION.
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PREPARATION OF UNIT—
ARRANGE THE ARTICLES
CONVENIENTLY ON THE BEDSIDE
LOCKER.
 ROOM SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED
 SEND VISITORS AWAY FROM THE ROOM
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PROCEDURE
STEPS
WASH HANDS
 ELEVATE HEAD END
OF BED TO 45ºANGLE
PLACE THE TOWEL
OVER CLIENTS CHEST
AND EMESIS BASIN
WITH IN REACH
RATIONALE
TO PREVENT CROSS
INFECTION
HEAD ELEVATION
PROMOTES SAFETY DURING
TUBE INSERTION.
CLIENT MAYEXPERIENCE
DISCOMFORT OR MAY GAG
OR VOMIT DURING TUBE
INSERTION. AND AVOID
SOILING OF CLOTHES
STEPS RA
TIONALE
INSPECT CLIENTS NOSE
TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF
TUBE TO BE INSERTED,
MEASURE FROM TIPOF
CLIENTS NOSE TO EARLOBE
AND FROM EARLOBE TO
XIPHOID PROESS OF
STERNUM MARK
DETERMINED DISTANCE ON
TUBE WITH TAPE OR PEN.
CHECK FOR NASAL
INFECTION OR ANY
DEVIATION.
THIS LENGTH
SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT TO
ADVANCE TUBE INTO
CLIENT’S STOMACH.
STEPS RA
TIONALE
LUBRICATE THE 6 TO 8
INCH OF TUBE WITH
WATER SOLUBLE
LUBRICANTS
WITH CLIENTS HEAD
UPRIGHT OR SLIGHTLY
EXTENDED, CAREFULLY
INSERT TUBE INTO
CLIENTS NOSTRIL AIM IT
TOWARDS CLIENT’S EAR
AND DOWNWARDAND
GENTLYADVANCE IT
TOWARDS CLIENT’S
NOSOPHARYNX
THIS FACILITITATES
ADVANCEMENT
THROUGH NASAL
PASSAGE, AND PREVENTS
DAMAGE TO MUCOSA
TURNING AND
DIRECTING TUBE, IT
CONFORMS TOANATOMIC
PASSAGEWORK WHEN
TUBE REACHES
NASOPHARUNX
RESISTANCE WILL BE
FELT.
STEPS RA
TIONALE
HAVE CLIENT OPEN
MOUTH AND CHECK
WITH LIGHT TO
VISUALIZE TUBE.
SW
ALLOW.
TO VERIFY THATTUBE
IS ATBACK OF THROAT,
AND NOT COILED UP IN
MOUTH.
ENCOURAGE CLIENT TO ADVANCE TUBEAS
CLIENT SWALLOWS.
SWALLOWING OPENS
UPPER ESOPHAGEAL
SPHINCTER ANDALLOWS
TUBE TO ENTER
ESOPHAGUS.
STEPS RA
TIONALE
ONCE TUBE ISADVANCED
TOWARD BACK OF THROAT,
HAVE CLIENT FLEX HEAD
FORWARD, THEN ROTATE
TUBE 180ºINWARD.
ASPIRATE 20 TO 30 ML OF
AIR INTO SYRINGE, ATTACH
SYRINGE TO FREE END OF
NASOGASTRIC TUBE, TO
CHECK FOR TUBE POSITION
THIS HELPS DIRECT
TUBE PAST
NASOPHANYNX
TUBE MUST BE
PLACED IN CLIENT’S
ALIMENTARY CANAL
NOT RESPIRATORY
TRACT.
STEPS RATIONALE
PLACE STETHOSCOPE THIS INDICATE
OVER CLIENT’S THAT TUBE HAS
EPIGASTRIC REGION, PROBABLY REACHED
THEN INJECT AIRAND STOMACH
THEN LISTEN FOR
SWOOSHING SOUND.
TUBE
INADVERTENTLY
AUSCULTATION IS NO PLACED IN THE
LONGER. CONSIDERED A LUNGS, PHARYNX, OR
RELIABLE METHOD FOR ESOPHAGUS CAN
VERIFICATION OF TUBE TRANSMIT ASOUND
PLACEMENT. SIMILAR TO THAT
ENTERING THE
STOMACH.
STEPS RATIONALE
KEEPING SYRINGE SECRETION MAY BE
ATTACHED, PULL OBTAINED FROM TUBE
BACK ON PLUNGER INADVERTENTLY PLACED
TO ASPIRATE GASTRIC IN CLIENT’S AIRWAYOR
CONTENT. CHECK FOR PLEURAL SPACE PH
COLOR AND PH OF TESTING OF ASPIRATED
CONTENTS. SECRETION HELPS
DETERMINE WHERE TUBE
WRAP THE
SECURING TAPE
HAS BEEN PLACED.
TO STABILIZE TUBE
AROUND
NASOGASTIC TUBE.
STEPS RATIONALE
PIN TAPE OR RUBBER
BAND TO CLIENT’S
GOWN TO SECURE TUBE
ABOVE CLIENT’S
STOMACH.
 PLUG END OF TUBE,
OR CONNECT END OF
TUBE TO INTERMITTED/
CONTINUOUS SUCTION
DEVICE
IF THE TUBE IS
PULLED TENSION
WILL BE PLACED AT
PINNED SITE RATHER
THAN CLIENTS NAIRS.
FOR
DECOMPRESSION.
RECORDING AND REPORTING
RECORD AND REPORT TYPE AND SIZE OF
TUBE PLACED, CLIENTS TOLERANCE OF
PROCEDURE CONFIRMATION OF TUBE
POSITION BY X- RAY.
CHECKING PLACEMENT –
ASPIRATION FLUID – ASPIRATED FLUID
APPEARS CLEAR, BROWNISH – YELLOW
ON GREEN.
AUSCULTATION OF ABDOMEN – NURSE I
INSTILLS 10 ML OF AIR WHILE LISTENING
WITH THE STETHOSCOPE OVER THE
ABDOMEN, IF A SWOOSHING SOUND IS
HEARD THE NURSE CAN REFER THAT IT
WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR ENTERING THE
STOMACH. BLEACHING OFTEN INDICATES
THAT THE TIP IS STILL IN THE ESOPHAGUS
CONTINUES BUBBLE SHOWS PLACEMENT
OF TUBE IN LUNGS
TESTING PH OF ASPIRATED FLUID
ASPIRATE SMALL VOLUME OF FLUID FROM
THE TUBE WITH A CLEAN SYRINGE
DROP A SAMPLE OF GASTRIC FLUID ONTO
AN INDICATION STRIP.
 COLOUR OF TEST STRIP CHANGES
ACCORDING TO THE HYDROGEN ION
CONCENTRATION OF LIQUID . STOMACH
FLUID USUALLY HAS PH OF 1 – 3 ACIDIC IF
PH 5 TO 6 , PATIENT RECEIVING
MEDICATION TO DECREASE GARTNIC
ACIDITY OF FLUID MAY BE FROM
DUODENUM PH OF 7, OR GREATER
INDICATES THAT TUBE IS IN RESPIRATORY
TRACT.
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Naso-Gastric Tube Insertion Steps

  • 2. R.T.INSERTION DEFINITION: - NASOGASTRIC TUBE INSERTION MEANS THE INTRODUCTION OF A TUBE INTO THE STOMACH FOR THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. GASTRIC GAVAGE – IS A ARTIFICIAL METHOD OF GIVING FLUID AND NUTRIENT THROUGH A TUBE, THAT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE NOSE.
  • 3. INDICATION –  PERFORMING A GAVAGE – FORARTIFICIAL FEEDING THE PATIENT  ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL MEDICATIONS THAT CANNOT BE SWALLOWED.  ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENT (LAVAGE) – FLUID, FOOD, OR GAS.  TO CORRECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE.
  • 4.  ALLEVIATES DISCOMFORT DUE TO NAUSEA, VOMITING & REDUCES THE POSSIBILITY OF ASPIRATION  OBTAINING A SAMPLE OF SECRETION FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.  CONTROLLING GASTRIC BLEEDING A PROCESS CALLED COMPRESSION. ON TAMPONADE ( PRESSURE
  • 5. EQUIPMENT: -  NASOGASTRIC TUBE (E.G. LEVIN, SALEM) 14, OR 16 FT. NG TUBE  SYRINGE  WATER SOLUBLE LUBRICANT  TOWEL  EMESIS BASIN  STETHOSCOPE  GLASS OF WATER  CLEAN GLOVE  FLASHLIGHT  TAPE  SCISSOR  BOWEL WITH WATER
  • 6. PREPARATION OF PATIENT—  EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO THE PATIENT AND ASK FOR PATIENT’S CO-OPERATION  PROVIDE PRIVACY  PLACE THE PATIENT IN FOWLER’S POSITION, MAKE THE PATIENT COMFORTABLE  PLACE MACKINTOSH AND TOWEL ACROSS THE CHEST AND UNDER THE CHIN  GIVE A MOUTH WASH AND HELP HIM TO CLEAN THE TEETH.  CLEAN THE NOSTRILS, IF THERE IS SECRETION OR CRUST FORMATION, USING SWAB STICK DIPPED IN SALINE OR SODA BICARB SOLUTION. www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.in
  • 7. PREPARATION OF UNIT— ARRANGE THE ARTICLES CONVENIENTLY ON THE BEDSIDE LOCKER.  ROOM SHOULD BE WELL VENTILATED  SEND VISITORS AWAY FROM THE ROOM
  • 10.
  • 12. PROCEDURE STEPS WASH HANDS  ELEVATE HEAD END OF BED TO 45ºANGLE PLACE THE TOWEL OVER CLIENTS CHEST AND EMESIS BASIN WITH IN REACH RATIONALE TO PREVENT CROSS INFECTION HEAD ELEVATION PROMOTES SAFETY DURING TUBE INSERTION. CLIENT MAYEXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT OR MAY GAG OR VOMIT DURING TUBE INSERTION. AND AVOID SOILING OF CLOTHES
  • 13. STEPS RA TIONALE INSPECT CLIENTS NOSE TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF TUBE TO BE INSERTED, MEASURE FROM TIPOF CLIENTS NOSE TO EARLOBE AND FROM EARLOBE TO XIPHOID PROESS OF STERNUM MARK DETERMINED DISTANCE ON TUBE WITH TAPE OR PEN. CHECK FOR NASAL INFECTION OR ANY DEVIATION. THIS LENGTH SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ADVANCE TUBE INTO CLIENT’S STOMACH.
  • 14. STEPS RA TIONALE LUBRICATE THE 6 TO 8 INCH OF TUBE WITH WATER SOLUBLE LUBRICANTS WITH CLIENTS HEAD UPRIGHT OR SLIGHTLY EXTENDED, CAREFULLY INSERT TUBE INTO CLIENTS NOSTRIL AIM IT TOWARDS CLIENT’S EAR AND DOWNWARDAND GENTLYADVANCE IT TOWARDS CLIENT’S NOSOPHARYNX THIS FACILITITATES ADVANCEMENT THROUGH NASAL PASSAGE, AND PREVENTS DAMAGE TO MUCOSA TURNING AND DIRECTING TUBE, IT CONFORMS TOANATOMIC PASSAGEWORK WHEN TUBE REACHES NASOPHARUNX RESISTANCE WILL BE FELT.
  • 15. STEPS RA TIONALE HAVE CLIENT OPEN MOUTH AND CHECK WITH LIGHT TO VISUALIZE TUBE. SW ALLOW. TO VERIFY THATTUBE IS ATBACK OF THROAT, AND NOT COILED UP IN MOUTH. ENCOURAGE CLIENT TO ADVANCE TUBEAS CLIENT SWALLOWS. SWALLOWING OPENS UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER ANDALLOWS TUBE TO ENTER ESOPHAGUS.
  • 16. STEPS RA TIONALE ONCE TUBE ISADVANCED TOWARD BACK OF THROAT, HAVE CLIENT FLEX HEAD FORWARD, THEN ROTATE TUBE 180ºINWARD. ASPIRATE 20 TO 30 ML OF AIR INTO SYRINGE, ATTACH SYRINGE TO FREE END OF NASOGASTRIC TUBE, TO CHECK FOR TUBE POSITION THIS HELPS DIRECT TUBE PAST NASOPHANYNX TUBE MUST BE PLACED IN CLIENT’S ALIMENTARY CANAL NOT RESPIRATORY TRACT.
  • 17. STEPS RATIONALE PLACE STETHOSCOPE THIS INDICATE OVER CLIENT’S THAT TUBE HAS EPIGASTRIC REGION, PROBABLY REACHED THEN INJECT AIRAND STOMACH THEN LISTEN FOR SWOOSHING SOUND. TUBE INADVERTENTLY AUSCULTATION IS NO PLACED IN THE LONGER. CONSIDERED A LUNGS, PHARYNX, OR RELIABLE METHOD FOR ESOPHAGUS CAN VERIFICATION OF TUBE TRANSMIT ASOUND PLACEMENT. SIMILAR TO THAT ENTERING THE STOMACH.
  • 18. STEPS RATIONALE KEEPING SYRINGE SECRETION MAY BE ATTACHED, PULL OBTAINED FROM TUBE BACK ON PLUNGER INADVERTENTLY PLACED TO ASPIRATE GASTRIC IN CLIENT’S AIRWAYOR CONTENT. CHECK FOR PLEURAL SPACE PH COLOR AND PH OF TESTING OF ASPIRATED CONTENTS. SECRETION HELPS DETERMINE WHERE TUBE WRAP THE SECURING TAPE HAS BEEN PLACED. TO STABILIZE TUBE AROUND NASOGASTIC TUBE.
  • 19. STEPS RATIONALE PIN TAPE OR RUBBER BAND TO CLIENT’S GOWN TO SECURE TUBE ABOVE CLIENT’S STOMACH.  PLUG END OF TUBE, OR CONNECT END OF TUBE TO INTERMITTED/ CONTINUOUS SUCTION DEVICE IF THE TUBE IS PULLED TENSION WILL BE PLACED AT PINNED SITE RATHER THAN CLIENTS NAIRS. FOR DECOMPRESSION.
  • 20. RECORDING AND REPORTING RECORD AND REPORT TYPE AND SIZE OF TUBE PLACED, CLIENTS TOLERANCE OF PROCEDURE CONFIRMATION OF TUBE POSITION BY X- RAY. CHECKING PLACEMENT – ASPIRATION FLUID – ASPIRATED FLUID APPEARS CLEAR, BROWNISH – YELLOW ON GREEN.
  • 21. AUSCULTATION OF ABDOMEN – NURSE I INSTILLS 10 ML OF AIR WHILE LISTENING WITH THE STETHOSCOPE OVER THE ABDOMEN, IF A SWOOSHING SOUND IS HEARD THE NURSE CAN REFER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR ENTERING THE STOMACH. BLEACHING OFTEN INDICATES THAT THE TIP IS STILL IN THE ESOPHAGUS CONTINUES BUBBLE SHOWS PLACEMENT OF TUBE IN LUNGS
  • 22. TESTING PH OF ASPIRATED FLUID ASPIRATE SMALL VOLUME OF FLUID FROM THE TUBE WITH A CLEAN SYRINGE DROP A SAMPLE OF GASTRIC FLUID ONTO AN INDICATION STRIP.  COLOUR OF TEST STRIP CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION OF LIQUID . STOMACH FLUID USUALLY HAS PH OF 1 – 3 ACIDIC IF PH 5 TO 6 , PATIENT RECEIVING MEDICATION TO DECREASE GARTNIC ACIDITY OF FLUID MAY BE FROM DUODENUM PH OF 7, OR GREATER INDICATES THAT TUBE IS IN RESPIRATORY TRACT.