A client is admitted through the ER. He is vomiting bright, red blood and the physician suspects bleeding esophageal varices. The physician derides to insert a SenystakenBlakemore tube. The nurse should explain to the client that the tube acts by: Providing a large diameter for effective gastric lavage. Applying direct pressure to esophageal varices. Blocking blood fiow to the stomach and esophagus. Applying direct pressure to gastric bleeding sites.
[Solved]: A client is admitted through the ER
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