The patient's feeding tube is occluded and cannot be flushed. The nurse knows that the best irrigant for feeding tube occlusion is
a. cola. c. water.
b. pancreatic enzyme. d. juice.
C
Although cranberry juice or cola beverages are sometimes used to reduce the incidence of tube occlusion, water is the preferred irrigant because it has been shown to be superior in maintaining tube patency.
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