The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a patient with pancreatitis. What intervention can the nurse provide to allow facilitation of the tube insertion?
a) Spray the oropharynx with an anesthetic spray.
b) Have the patient maintain a backward tilt head position.
c) Allow the patient to sip water as the tube is being inserted.
d) Have the patient eat a cracker as the tube is being inserted.
Answer: c) Allow the patient to sip water as the tube is being inserted.
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