misplaced nasogastric tube Flashcards
1
Q
You are the IMT-1 on-call and you have been asked to see a patient with a nasogastric tube, who has started coughing after feeding. You note that the x-ray undertaken prior to feeding demonstrates that the NG tube is not correctly cited and the x-ray has not been reported.
A
immediately ask the nurse to stop the feeding
assess ae
if safe to do so extract the ng tube
and the send for bloods nd repeat cxr - as risk of aspiration pneumonia
do duty of candour to the patient
fill a clinical incident form
this is NHS ‘never event’
2
Q
NHS ‘never event’?
A
Never Events are patient safety incidents that are wholly preventable
has the potential to cause serious patient harm or death.
