Which intervention is a priority when administering a gavage feeding to a 3-year-old child through a nasogastric feeding tube?
A) Place the child in a sitting position
B) Verify the position of the feeding tube
C) Replace stomach content that has been aspirated
D) Document tolerance of the feeding
Ans: B
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