As we prepared for our skill testing this fall, one of the funniest moments was during a review of nasogastric (NG) tube procedures. Our instructor was very very adamant that we not forget to check the placement of the tube before doing anything else like give a feeding or meds. Not that it’s a small point. Patient safety comes first after all. But to help us remember, one of us came up with the idea of a t-shirt saying:

“I checked for placement”

And then on the back,

“Then flushed with 30mL”

We all loved it! Despite the fact that very few members of the population would know what the heck we were talking about. The prof got a good laugh out of it too, though said it would technically be cheating. Ah well.

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