# A newly inserted blind nasogastric feeding tube will be used for the first medication dose. Which verification is best before use?

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## Question

A newly inserted blind nasogastric feeding tube will be used for the first medication dose. Which verification is best before use?

## Option

1. Inject air and listen over the stomach for a whoosh.
2. Ask the client whether the tube feels as if it is in the stomach.
3. Obtain the required radiographic confirmation of initial tube location. **✔ Correct answer**
4. Place the end of the tube in water and look for bubbles.

**Correct answer: 3**

## Explanation

Radiographic confirmation is the standard verification before initial use of a blindly inserted feeding tube. Air auscultation, client sensation, and bubble testing do not reliably exclude respiratory placement.

## In-depth explanation

Quick answer
Confirm initial blind-tube location with the required radiographic method.

Why this is correct
Medication delivery through a misplaced tube can cause aspiration or direct pulmonary injury. Bedside checks support ongoing assessment but do not replace initial radiographic confirmation.

Easy analogy or mental picture
Treat every infusion as a controlled clinical system: verify the product and access, recognize a changing cue, stop preventable exposure, stabilize the client, and confirm the response.

Memory hook
Product, access, compatibility, infusion cue, protective action, and reassessment.

NCLEX decision rule
Choose the action that prevents the most immediate infusion-related harm while preserving vascular access and the ordered diagnostic evidence.

Why the other choices are wrong
Options that restart a suspect product, bypass a safety device, force an occluded tube, or delay reassessment can convert a reversible warning into serious harm.References
1ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition TherapyTube-location verification, water flushing, separate medication administration, and evidence-based clog prevention and management

## Clinical scenario

Blood product, nutrition, and intravenous-fluid safety review
Verify the product, prescription, route, access device, filter or tubing, compatibility, baseline findings, emerging adverse cues, response plan, and measurable follow-up.

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