Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ
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Australas Emerg Nurs J · Nov 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialNurse initiated reinsertion of nasogastric tubes in the emergency department: a randomised controlled trial.
Patients sometimes present to the Emergency Department (ED) for reinsertion of nasogastric tubes (NGT) because of tube dislodgement. They usually need to wait for a long time to see a doctor before the NGT can be reinserted. This study aimed at investigating the feasibility of nurse initiated NGT insertion for these patients in order to improve patient outcome. ⋯ Patients can undergo NGT reinsertion significantly faster by adopting a nurse initiated reinsertion of NGT (NIRNGT) protocol.