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• "You will need to restrain from heavy movement to avoid the tube shift in the
wrong direction."
• "You will likely feel full after the feeding is administered."
Promises or Offers:
• "The healthcare team will monitor your tolerance to the feeding."
• "We will provide you with education on how to care for the tube."
• "The tube will help you receive the nutrition you need."
• "The doctor will check for any complications regularly."

Immediate plans or Intentions:
"Be going to"
• "The dietitian is here for she is going to assess your nutritional needs."
• "We are going to adjust the feeding formula based on your tolerance."
• "We are going to administer you a pain medication in a moment."
Predictions based on evidence:
• "You are going to feel some pressure while we insert the tube."
• "As checking up on your complications, the doctor is going to prescribe you a new
medication."
• "The doctor has checked your complication and so you are going to have follow-
up appointments to evaluate your progress."
Future Arrangements:
• "We are going to monitor your vital signs closely during feeding."
• “We are going to see the X-ray first before deciding the next treatment.”

Exercise

Practice the use of future tense with “will” and “be going to” by completing the missing parts of the
following dialogue between a nurse and a patient when discussing evaluation after NGT.

Ns. Leli : “Mr. Toni, after evaluating your NGT, we (1) [keep] …………………………………………………… it
in place for a few more days. There might be some mild discomfort or irritation around
your nose.”
Mr. Toni : “Is there anything else I should expect?”
Ns. Leli : “You might experience a sore throat or some nausea, but I (2) [monitor]
……………………………………… your symptoms regularly. If it gets worse, I (3) [notify]
…………………………………….. the doctor immediately.”
Mr. Toni : “What if the tube becomes dislodged?”

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