A nurse is administering medications to a client through an enteral feeding tube. Which action by the nurse demonstrates good knowledge of this process?

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Enteral feeding tubes have small bores and are easily clogged. The nurse crushes and dissolves each medication separately and flushes before and after it is administered. Pills should be crushed and given one at a time, not altogether. Medications are not added to a tube feeding.

A Nurse Is Administering Medications to a Client Through an Enteral