The nurse's safest action to ensure tube placement when preparing to initiate a gavage feeding is to:
A) Check tube placement by injecting air into the stomach
B) Weigh the infant before the feeding
C) Aspirate stomach contents
D) Check serum glucose level

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When the preterm infant is gavage-fed, the contents of the stomach should be aspirated before the feeding is started. Aspiration of the stomach contents ensures tube placement and also allows the nurse to assess the amount of feeding in the stomach.

The Nurse's Safest Action to Ensure Tube Placement When Preparing