A nurse is providing administration instruction to the wife of a client going home on intermittent enteral nutrition.Which information should the nurse include? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

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The nurse should instruct to clean the equipment between feedings, refrigerate unused feeding, use tap water for flushing, and check tube placement before feeding. Enteral feeding should not hang for more than 4 hours to prevent bacterial growth, so B is incorrect.

A Nurse Is Providing Administration Instruction to the Wife of a Client