The Nurse Assumes Care of a Patient Who Has Been

The nurse assumes care of a patient who has been receiving intermittent enteral feedings of 240 mL of a polymeric formula every 4 hours for the past 48 hours. The patient is in bed with the head of the bed elevated 60 degrees. The enteral tubing is intact, and the enteral pump is infusing at 320 mL per hour. The nurse notes 60 mL of solution left in the bag. The tubing is not labeled. What will the nurse do?

A) Change and label the enteral tubing when this infusion is complete.
B) Increase the infusion rate to 480 mL per hour to complete the infusion.
C) Lower the head of the bed to 30 degrees.
D) Stop the infusion and check for residual before resuming the infusion.