What nursing intervention will help prevent a client's feeding tube from becoming clogged?
A. Administer medications in a liquid rather than crushed state
B. Flush the feeding tube with an acidic liquid, such as cranberry juice.
C. Flush the feeding tube with water before each intermittent tube feeding.
D. Do not flush the tube for continuous feeding; interruptions cause clogging.
A
The administration of liquid medications rather than crushed medications, which do not always dissolve well, will help prevent clogging. The tube should be flushed before and after each in-termittent feeding and every 4 hours for a continuous feeding. Never use cranberry juice for clearing a clogged tube.
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