Nasogastric tube placement verification in pediatric and neonatal patients. 2009

Michele Farrington, and Sheryl Lang, and Laura Cullen, and Stephanie Stewart
Department of Nursing Scienses and Acute Care, [corrected] University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.

This article reports an evidence-based practice project using the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care for a common nursing procedure, nasogastric tube placement verification in children. Little research exists regarding the care of nasogastric tubes in children, and traditional verification methods prevail. Auscultation of air insufflation over the abdomen is still used to check placement in many settings, despite research dating back to the 1980s questioning this approach. X-ray remains the only certain way to verify placement, but getting an X-ray before each feeding would be costly and impractical. Additional bedside methods are needed. Project results demonstrate a decrease (93.3% to 46.2%) in the use of auscultation and improved use of other, more reliable methods to determine nasogastric tube placement. Changing practice can be challenging. However, with persistence and re-infusion, this project provides an important example of how the evidence-based practice process leads to excellence and improves patient care.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007441 Intubation, Gastrointestinal The insertion of a tube into the stomach, intestines, or other portion of the gastrointestinal tract to allow for the passage of food products, etc. Intubation, Nasogastric,Gastrointestinal Intubation,Gastrointestinal Intubations,Intubations, Gastrointestinal,Intubations, Nasogastric,Nasogastric Intubation,Nasogastric Intubations
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004496 Education, Continuing Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing. Continuous Learning,Life-Long Learning,Lifelong Learning,Continuing Education,Learning, Continuous,Learning, Life-Long,Learning, Lifelong,Learnings, Life-Long,Life Long Learning,Life-Long Learnings
D006739 Hospital Administration Management of the internal organization of the hospital. Hospital Organization and Administration,Organization and Administration, Hospital,Administration, Hospital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001314 Auscultation Act of listening for sounds within the body. Auscultations
D014965 X-Rays Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted when the inner orbital electrons of an atom are excited and release radiant energy. X-ray wavelengths range from 1 pm to 10 nm. Hard X-rays are the higher energy, shorter wavelength X-rays. Soft x-rays or Grenz rays are less energetic and longer in wavelength. The short wavelength end of the X-ray spectrum overlaps the GAMMA RAYS wavelength range. The distinction between gamma rays and X-rays is based on their radiation source. Grenz Ray,Grenz Rays,Roentgen Ray,Roentgen Rays,X Ray,X-Ray,Xray,Radiation, X,X-Radiation,Xrays,Ray, Grenz,Ray, Roentgen,Ray, X,Rays, Grenz,Rays, Roentgen,Rays, X,X Radiation,X Rays,X-Radiations

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