How should the nurse administer medication through a nasogastric (NG) tube?
A) Administer the medication with a small medication syringe.
B) Apply gentle pressure on the syringe's piston to infuse the medication.
C) Flush 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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