ATI Fundamentals Carugda Custom Exam | Nurselytic

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A nurse is caring for a patient who receives intermittent enteral feedings through an NG tube. Before administering a feeding,the nurse should measure the gastric residual for which of the following purposes?

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To identify delayed gastric emptying. Measuring gastric residual helps assess how well the stomach is emptying after a feeding, indicating delayed gastric emptying. This is important to prevent complications like aspiration.
Choice A is incorrect because measuring gastric residual does not directly assess electrolyte balance.
Choice B is incorrect as confirming NG tube placement is typically done with an X-ray.
Choice C is incorrect as measuring gastric residual does not remove gastric acid.

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