The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client by nasogastric (NG) tube. Which type of medication should not be given by this route?
1. All medications can be given via NG tube.
2. Tablets
3. Sustained-release medications
4. Liquid medications
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: All medications can be given via NG tube is incorrect because drugs administered through these tubes are usually in liquid form. Although solid drugs can be crushed or dissolved, they tend to clog the tubes. Sustained-release drugs should not be crushed and administered through NG or G tubes.
Rationale 2: Tablets is incorrect because drugs administered through these tubes are usually in liquid form. Although solid drugs can be crushed or dissolved, they tend to clog the tubes. Sustained-release drugs should not be crushed and administered through NG or G tubes.
Rationale 3: Sustained-release drugs should not be crushed and administered through NG or G tubes.
Rationale 4: Liquid medications is incorrect because drugs administered through these tubes are usually in liquid form. Although solid drugs can be crushed or dissolved, they tend to clog the tubes. Sustained-release drugs should not be crushed and administered through NG or G tubes.
Global Rationale: Sustained-release medications should not be crushed or administered through NG or G tubes. Not all medications can be given via NG tube, but crushed tablets and liquids can both be given by NG or G tube.
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