J Tube and NG Tube Care

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Across
  1. 1. If the nurse is concerned about misplacement of the NG tube, what should they check before administering anything through it?
  2. 4. What should the nurse do to the NG tube before starting enteral nutrition via the J-Tube to avoid aspiration?
  3. 5. What should be flushed through the NG tube or J-tube after administering medications or enteral nutrition?
  4. 6. How often should you perform J-tube skin care?
  5. 7. A sign of this is redness, swelling, or drainage at the J-tube site.
Down
  1. 2. The patient starts coughing when the nurse administers medications via the NG tube. What is the nurse concerned for?
  2. 3. The nurse should keep the NG tube hooked up to this when not in use for drainage.
  3. 8. When examining the J-tube the nurse should NEVER do this?