Nasogastric tube and nursing interventions

Nasogastric tubes are commonly used a practice and a plastic or silicon catheter insertion with nazal tract, from pharynx and oesophagus in to stomach. nasogastric tube insertion responsibility of nurse, midwife and doctor. nasogastric tubes placed for both diagnosis and treatment of purpouses commonly used drainage, medication administration and feeding. many nazogastric tubes are inserted without incident; however there complication nazogastric tube placement in the tracheabronchial tree is potentially fatal. nurses must provide nazogastric tube safe insertion and maintenance care with nazogastric tube to patient.