When administering medications to tube-fed patients, crushed medications should be mixed with
a. water.
b. fruit juice.
c. diluted enteral formula.
d. full-strength enteral formula.
A
Crushed medications should be mixed with water when given to tube-fed patients. The feeding tube should also be flushed with water before and after administration of the drug to prevent any mixing with formula. Medications should not be mixed with fruit juice or with diluted or full-strength enteral formula because this may alter the bioavailability of the drug or nutrients in the formula or could clog the feeding tube.
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