A patient who is receiving continuous enteral feedings has just vomited 250 mL of milky green fluid.What action by the nurse takes priority?
A) Notify the provider.
B) Assess the patient's lungs and oxygen saturation.
C) Stop the tube feeding.
D) Slow the rate of the infusion.
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