The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient with an enteral tube. The nurse can safely give the medications through which types of enteral tube? (Select all that apply.)
a. Nasogastric feeding tube
b. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
c. Jejunostomy tube
d. Nasogastric decompression tube
A, B, C
A nasogastric feeding tube, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, and a jejunostomy tube are used to administer enteral feedings and can also be used to administer medications. Do not administer medications into nasogastric tubes that are inserted for decompression.
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