At 8 AM a nurse hangs a bag containing enteral nutrition formula for a client. The nurse will return at
a. 9 AM to change the tubing and bag and add new formula.
b. 10 AM to discard remaining formula and replace it with new.
c. 12 noon to replace formula after rinsing the bag and tubing.
d. 1 PM to flush the bag and tubing and add formula.
C
Formulas administered through an open delivery system should hang for only 4 hours before being changed and having the tubing flushed or rinsed. The entire equipment set should be changed every 24 hours. These "open" delivery systems are more vulnerable to contamination because of the amount of manipulation that occurs in their handling.
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