Which technique is proper for the nurse to take when administering medications through a nasogastric (NG) tube?
A) Administering the medications with a small medication syringe
B) Applying gentle pressure on the syringe's piston to infuse the medication
C) Flushing the tubing with 30 mL of saline after the medication has been given
D) Using the barrel of the syringe,allow the fluid to flow via gravity into the NG tube
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