The nurse providing instructions to a client who will be discharged to home with self-administered bolus enteral feedings would teach the client to infuse the feeding over
a. 2 to 10 minutes.
b. 10 to 15 minutes.
c. 15 to 30 minutes.
d. 30 to 60 minutes.
B
Bolus feedings are usually delivered over 10 to 15 minutes.
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