A Patient Is to Receive Three Medications Via an Enteral

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient is to receive three medications via an enteral feeding tube.What action by the nurse best contributes to maintaining the patency of the tube?

• A) Pouring the medications slowly into the tube
• B) Checking the gastric residual volume before feeding
• C) Elevating the head of the bed at least 45 degrees
• D) Flushing the tube between medications and after the last one

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Disbursements that are contingent upon the magnitude of production or sales transactions.

Contribution Margin

The amount by which the sale of a product or service exceeds its variable costs, contributing to covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Variable Cost

A cost that varies directly with the level of production or sales volume.

High-low Method

A method applied in cost accounting that calculates fixed and variable expenses by analyzing the maximum and minimum activity levels.