The nurse prepares to irrigate a patient's nasogastric (NG) tube.Which intervention does the nurse implement to irrigate the NG tube?
A) Observe sterile technique for each irrigation.
B) Inject 50 mL of warm tap water into the tube.
C) Gently instill 30 mL of normal saline solution.
D) Delegate the procedure to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) .
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