The Nurse Is to Administer a Dissolved Medication Via Feeding

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse is to administer a dissolved medication via feeding tube. After donning gloves and attaching the irrigation syringe to the tube, the nurse should next:

• A) instill the medication into the syringe slowly.
• B) draw the medication into the syringe and gently push into the tube.
• C) flush the tubing with 15 to 30 mL of tap water and add the medication just as the water is about to finish.
• D) flush the tubing with 15 to 30 mL of sterile water and add the medication just as the water is about to finish.

---

Definitions:

Human Genome Project

An international scientific research project aimed at mapping and understanding all the genes of the human species, completed in 2003.

Genetic Codes

Sequences of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that determine the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms.

Genes

Units of heredity that carry information from parents to offspring, influencing traits and characteristics.

X-Linked

A gene carried on the X chromosome. If a male inherits an X-linked recessive trait from his mother, he expresses that trait because the Y from his father has no counteracting gene. Females are more likely to be carriers of X-linked traits but are less likely to express them.