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
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Rationale 1: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: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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