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Vocabulary: NGT Insertion Equipment

Exercise
Below is an incomplete excerpt of a Nurse informing a patient of the NGT insertion procedure. Complete

the excerpt with the tool needed in each step.

Ns. Grace : “Assalamu’alaikum, Good afternoon mam. I’m Nurse Grace who is in charge of the
afternoon shift.
Mrs. Sarah : “Wa’alaikumsalam, good afternoon.”
Ns. Grace : “First of all, let me confirm some details. Am I talking to Mrs Sarah Handayani, aged 45
th
y/o born September, 12 1979?”
Mrs. Sarah : “Yes, that’s me.”
Ns. Grace : “Great. So, I’m here to insert a (1) ……………………………………………. , which is a fine-bore
flexible tube inserted through your nostrils down your throat and into your stomach to

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