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Enteral nutrition 4

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show -Change irrigation bottle every 24 hours. -Perform hand hygiene and apply clean gloves to irrigate a feeding tube. -Tap water not to be used for feeding tube irrigation with neonates -Sterile water may be required for patients who are critically ill.  
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show "Reposition the patient and see if you are able to flush the tubing with water."  
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show "Curdled enteral formula and improperly crushed medications are the most common causes of feeding tube occlusion."  
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The nurse is irrigating a nasogastric feeding tube after having verified tube placement by pH testing. The nurse draws up 30 mL of tap water into an ENFit syringe, removes the plug at the end of the tube,   show
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show The nurse failed to kink the tubing before connecting and removing the syringe from the end of the feeding tube.  
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The nurse understands that irrigating a feeding tube helps prevent it from becoming clogged and clears the tubing of fluid. At what times is it appropriate to flush a feeding tube?   show
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