Chapter 44: Digestive and Gastrointestinal Treatment ModalitiesQUESTION 1. A nurse is preparing to place a patient ordered nasogastric tube. How should the nursebest determine the correct length of the nasogastric tube? A) Place distal tip to nose, then ear tip and end of xiphoid process. B) Instruct the patient to lie prone and measure tip of nose to umbilical area. C) Insert the tube into the patients nose until secretions can be aspirated. D) Obtain an order from the physician for the length of tube to insert. QUESTION 2. A patient is concerned about leakage of gastric contents out of the gastric sump tube thenurse has just inserted. What would the nurse do to prevent reflux gastric contents fromcoming through the blue vent of a gastric sump tube? A) Prime the tubing with 20 mL of normal saline. B) Keep the vent lumen above the patients waist. C) Maintain the patient in a high Fowlers position. D) Have the patient pin the tube to the thigh.