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The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube and the patient begins coughing and is unable to speak. what does the nurse suspect has occurred?
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The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube and the patient begins coughing and is unable to speak. what does the nurse suspect has occurred?

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The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube and the patient begins coughing and is unable to speak. what does the nurse suspect has occurred? The nurse has inadvertently inserted the tube into the trachea.
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