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After a resection of the colon, a client returns to the surgical unit from the postanesthesia care unit with a nasogastric tube to negative pressure. What does the nurse explain is the purpose of this
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After a resection of the colon, a client returns to the surgical unit from the postanesthesia care unit with a nasogastric tube to negative pressure. What does the nurse explain is the purpose of this tube?

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to remove fluids and gas from the upper GI tract
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