DO NOT No local or national clinical guidance should Observing for Observing for respiratory distress is ineffective interpret amend this requirement. respiratory in detecting misplaced nasogastric tubes as absence distress include nasogastric tubes can enter the respiratory tract of respiratory within revised without causing any symptoms. distress or the policy. There is no absolute distinction that can be appearance of made in the appearance of gastric, respiratory aspirate as and pleural secretions that can easily be an indicator of described and applied to normal variation in correct healthy people and to patients with a wide range positioning of gastric and respiratory conditions
DO NOT interpret absence of respiratory distress or the appearance of aspirate as an indicator of correct positioning Observing for respiratory distress is ineffective in detecting misplaced nasogastric tubes as nasogastric tubes can enter the respiratory tract without causing any symptoms. There is no absolute distinction that can be made in the appearance of gastric, respiratory and pleural secretions that can easily be described and applied to normal variation in healthy people and to patients with a wide range of gastric and respiratory conditions No local or national clinical guidance should amend this requirement. Observing for respiratory distress include within revised policy.
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