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Nasogastric Tube Placement

Learn the proper technique for placement of a nasogastric tube for feeding or air removal.

Released:

August 26, 2013

Audience:

Physicians, Nurses, Nursing Students

Learning Objectives

  • Identify indications and contraindications for nasogastric tube placement

  • Describe the procedure for placing a nasogastric tube

  • Describe ways to perform initial confirmation of tube position

  • Identify potential complications of nasogastric tube placement

Author(s)

Susan Hamilton, RN, MS

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Surgery | Boston Children's Hospital


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Hamilton S, Wolbrink TA. Nasogastric Tube Placement. 8/2013. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3149/nasogastric-tube-placement.

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