To reduce the risk of aspiration,patients who are receiving enteral tube feedings should be positioned
A) sitting upright.
B) lying on their side.
C) with the head of the bed elevated 30 to 45 degrees.
D) with the head of the bed elevated 45 to 60 degrees.
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