Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 83%
Simulated
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription of a nasogastric tube (NG) to treat a pyloric obstruction. Which of the following rationales for the use of the nasogastric tube should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
An NG tube decompresses the stomach by removing contents in a pyloric obstruction.