Learn how to properly remove a nasogastric tube.

A nasogastric tube is irrigated regularly to determine/ensure the patency of the tube. Learn how to irrigate a nasogastric tube (NGT).

Gastric Gavage is a means of supplying nutritional substance via a small plastic tube direct to the stomach. This post will help you understand on how to perform feeding via gastric gavage.

Central venous pressure (CVP) describes the pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava, near the right atrium of the heart. CVP reflects the amount of blood returning to the heart and the ability of the heart to pump the blood into the arterial system.

Ear irrigation is the process of flushing the external ear canal with sterile water or sterile saline. It is used to treat patients who complain of foreign body or cerumen (ear wax) impaction.

Colostomy irrigation is a way to regulate bowel movements by emptying the colon at a scheduled time.

Eye instillation is the dispensation of a sterile ophthalmic medication into a patient’s eye.

A nursing diagnosis may be part of the nursing process and is a clinical judgement about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes. Nursing diagnoses are developed based on data obtained during the nursing assessment.