The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient via his enteral feeding tube.Which of the following may be administered via his tube?

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Preferably,medications administered by enteral tubes should be given in liquid form.If liquid form is not available,you will have to modify the form of the medication tablet by crushing or dissolving it.However,you cannot crush sustained-release,chewable,long-acting,or enteric-coated tablets and capsules.Therefore,do not administer these medications by enteral tubes.Consult with the hospital pharmacy when in doubt.
You cannot crush sustained-release,chewable,long-acting,or enteric-coated tablets and capsules.Therefore,do not administer these medications by enteral tubes.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Medications to a Patient