A client is to receive medications that are highly teratogenic.
What question should the nurse ask the client to support safe medication administration?

This is because the nurse should always follow the ABC (airway, breathing, circulation) priority when dealing with a client who suddenly slumps over. The nurse should check if the client is conscious and breathing before calling for help or moving the client.

Choice A is wrong because calling the rapid response team should not be done before assessing the client’s condition and ensuring a patent airway.

Choice B is wrong because moving the client to the bed may cause further harm or aspiration if the client has food in the mouth or airway.

Choice C is wrong because calling the primary care provider is not a priority action in this situation. The nurse should first assess and stabilize the client before notifying the provider.

This is because the pH of gastric contents is acidic (less than 5.5) and can indicate that the tube is in the stomach. This method is predictive of the correct placement of a nasogastric tube.

Choice A is wrong because fluoroscopy is not the most reliable method to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube. It is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to show the movement of the tube, but it is not always available or feasible.

Choice C is wrong because injecting air and listening for gurgling sounds is not a reliable method to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube. It can cause false-positive results and does not differentiate between the stomach and the respiratory tract.

Choice D is wrong because observing for bubbles after placing the end of the tube in a cup of water is not a reliable method to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube. It can also cause false-positive results and does not differentiate between the stomach and the respiratory tract.