Nursing · Fundamentals of Nursing
During bedside teaching, a nursing educator is demonstrating the 'whoosh test' for confirming nasogastric (NG) tube placement to nursing students. Which of the following statements correctly describes this test?
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- 1It is used as a traditional bedside method to check whether the NG tube is in place.
- 2The examiner places the stethoscope diaphragm over the left upper quadrant (LUQ) / epigastric region of the abdomen to listen for a sound.
- 3Air is injected through the NG tube using a syringe while auscultating, and a 'whoosh' sound suggests the tube is in the stomach.
- 4All of the above statements are correct.✓
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All of the above statements are correct.
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