Question # 7

A patient with an acute ischemic stroke develops progressive dysphagia and requires tube feeding. The nurse is preparing to administer medications via a newly placed nasogastric (NG) tube. Which of the following nursing actions adheres to best practice guidelines for safe medication administration through enteral tubes?

Options:

A.

Crushing all available extended-release tablets together and mixing them with thick enteral formula

B.

Flushing the tube with water before and after medication administration, and administering medications separately while flushing between each drug

C.

Adding medications directly into the hanging enteral nutrition bag to save time

D.

Administering medications while the patient is lying completely flat in bed

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