A new graduate nurse is assigned a patient who is two days postoperative and has had a colostomy. The patient has an order to have a nasogastric tube inserted immediately. The new graduate has never...

A new graduate nurse is assigned a patient who is two days postoperative

and has had a colostomy. The patient has an order to have a nasogastric

tube inserted immediately. The new graduate has never inserted this

type of tube in a patient. How should the new graduate nurse proceed

in this situation?

A. Delegate the task to NAP.

B. Read over the procedure, and then insert the tube.

C. Notify the health care provider of the new graduate’s inexperience.

D. Ask an experienced RN for assistance with the procedure.