Your state allows nursing assistants to give tube feedings. The procedure is in your job description. Before giving a tube feeding, you must always do which of the following?
a. Check and inspect the feeding tube and label with a co-worker.
b. Make sure you check for tube placement.
c. Make sure the feeding is the correct dose.
d. Trace the feeding tube back to the inser-tion site.
D
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