The nurse is preparing to administer a gavage feeding to an infant. The nurse should place the infant in which position for the feeding?
a. Supine with the head flat
b. Sitting upright in a car seat
c. Left side-lying with the head flat
d. Prone with the head slightly elevated
ANS: D
The gavage feeding is best performed when an infant is in a prone or a right side-lying position with the head slightly elevated. Supine and left side-lying with the head flat would not be a recommended position. The infant should not be gavage fed sitting in a car seat.
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