Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 1895 of 2368
A coworker plans to push air into a newly placed NG tube and listen over the stomach to confirm placement. What should the nurse say?
- This method is reliable if two nurses listen over the stomach together
- This method is unreliable, so verify placement by another approved method
- This method is reliable for confirming initial placement of a new tube
- This method is reliable if it is done just before each tube feeding starts
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Correct answer: This method is unreliable, so verify placement by another approved method
Listening for air is unreliable and no longer used. Initial placement is verified by X-ray.
Source: Nursing Advanced Skills (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Insert Nasogastric and Feeding Tubes: Verifying NG Tube Placement. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026