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While caring for a comatose patient who is receiving continuous enteral nutrition through a soft nasogastric tube, the nurse notes the presence of new crackles in the patient's lungs. In which order will the nurse take the following actions? Put a comma and space between each solve choice (a, b, c, d, etc.) ____________________
A) Turn off the tube feeding.
B) Obtain the patient's oxygen saturation.
C) Check the tube feeding residual volume.
D) Notify the patient's health care provider.

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A, B, C, D
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