RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 1900 of 2368

Which task related to a client with an NG tube can the RN delegate to assistive personnel?

  1. Verifying tube placement before each scheduled tube feeding
  2. Flushing the tube with water before giving the medications
  3. Anchoring the tube to the client's gown during routine care
  4. Reinserting the tube after it has come out of the client's nose
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Correct answer: Anchoring the tube to the client's gown during routine care

Inserting and maintaining the tube cannot be delegated. Anchoring the tube to the gown, recording drainage, and hygiene can be delegated with supervision.

Source: Nursing Advanced Skills (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Insert Nasogastric and Feeding Tubes: Delegation and Collaboration. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026