Before administering the continuous nasointestinal tube (NIT) feeding, the nurse verifies placement of the client's NIT and flushes it with water. Which should the nurse implement next?
1. Instill the formula at room temperature.
2. Infuse the formula over 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Raise syringe feet above insertion site.
4. Attach feeding bag to proximal end of NIT.
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4 and 1. For a continuous tube feeding, the nurse attaches the feeding bag tubing to the proximal end of the NIT to begin the infusion and connects the tubing through the infusion pump.
2. A continuous infusion infuses around the clock; if the feeding is an intermittent infusion, the nurse administers it over 30–60 minutes.
3. The nurse administers a continuous infusion with a feeding bag; intermittent infu-sions can be administered with a syringe.
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