The nurse is preparing to administer a gavage feeding to an infant.The nurse should place the infant in which position for the feeding?

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The gavage feeding is best performed when an infant is in a prone or a right side-lying position with the head slightly elevated.Supine and left side-lying with the head flat would not be a recommended position.The infant should not be gavage fed sitting in a car seat.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Gavage Feeding to an Infant.The