Nursing Times

Nasogastric tubes 1: insertion technique and confirming position

Indications for nasogastric tube insertion, the procedure for inserting a nasogastric tube and how to check whether it is in the correct position Durai, R. et al (2009) Nasogastric tubes 1: insertion ...
fox13now

Nurses teach Budah how to insert NG tube

Big Budah celebrated 50 years of nursing at Weber State University Monday morning. While there, some of the nurses taught Budah how to insert a nasogastric tube (NG tube) Monday.
Nature

Nasogastric feeding tubes from a neonatal department yield high concentrations of potentially pathogenic bacteria— even 1 d after insertion

Preterm infants are vulnerable to pathogens and at risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or sepsis. Nasogastric feeding tubes (NG-tubes) might contaminate feeds given through them due to ...
Daily Mail

'I wanted to put myself in my patients' shoes': Nurse is praised after inserting a gastric tube into her nose for a day to empathise with her patients

A healthy nurse has been praised by hundreds of people online after she spent the day with a nasal gastric tube - just so she could better empathise with her patients. Dorcas Boamah, 27, often has to ...