The nurse has a prescription to give 30 mL of an antacid to a client through a feeding tube. Which of the following is a priority nursing action?
1. Assess tube placement.
2. Administer the antacid by gravity flow.
3. Aspirate to determine residual volume.
4. Follow medication administration with 30 mL of sterile saline.
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Rationale: Although each of the actions in the options is important, evaluation of tube placement is the priority to prevent aspiration and to ensure that medication delivery will be in the stomach.
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