The home health nurse evaluates the provision of intermittent tube feedings by the patient's caregiver.The nurse notes that additional teaching is required when she notices that the caregiver
A) keeps the formula refrigerated between feedings.
B) keeps the feeding tube capped between feedings.
C) begins the feeding before checking tube placement.
D) irrigates the tube with 30 to 60 mL of water before and after feedings.
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Q3: The nurse determines that a nasogastric (NG)tube
Q5: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q6: Of the patients listed,which would be a
Q7: The nurse is checking the residual volume
Q8: The nurse is initiating a continuous tube
Q9: The nurse is preparing to administer an
Q9: The nurse is caring for a patient
Q10: Which technique is appropriate for providing intermittent
Q11: The nurse has just inserted a nasogastric
Q20: The nurse has inserted a nasogastric (NG)feeding
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