Select the nursing action that would best help reduce the cramping experience by a client who was receiving intermittent feedings though a gastric tube (PEG tube)
a. Warm the feeding to near body tempera-ture prior to administration.
b. Elevate the client's head to 35 to 45 de-grees during feedings.
c. Encourage the client to suck on a hard candy 5 to 10 minutes prior to the feeding.
d. Assess the tube for placement prior to each feeding.
A
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