# A nurse is preparing to give prescribed medications through a feeding tube whose placement and use have been authorized. Place the following actions in the correct order.

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## Question

A nurse is preparing to give prescribed medications through a feeding tube whose placement and use have been authorized. Place the following actions in the correct order.

Complete the final prescribed water flush

Pause the feeding and flush the tube with water

Verify the orders and assess tube placement and patency according to policy

Resume the feeding at the ordered time

Administer each compatible medication separately with ordered flushes between drugs

## Explanation

First verify the medication orders and assess tube placement and patency according to policy. Pause the feeding and flush the tube with water. Administer each compatible medication separately rather than mixing medications together, using ordered flushes between drugs. Finish with the prescribed water flush, then resume the feeding at the ordered time. This sequence reduces occlusion, incompatibility, and altered drug delivery.

## In-depth explanation

Quick answer
First verify the medication orders and assess tube placement and patency according to policy. Pause the feeding and flush the tube with water. Administer each compatible medication separately rather than mixing medications together, using ordered flushes between drugs. Finish with the prescribed water flush, then resume the feeding at the ordered time. This sequence reduces occlusion, incompatibility, and altered drug delivery.
Key cues
Use only the findings, timing, and orders stated in the scenario.
Clinical reasoning
Apply the requested nursing decision to this client rather than relying on a broad disease label.
Why the alternatives do not fit
The remaining responses are contradicted by the scenario, mistimed, outside scope, or unsafe.
Priority and safety
Address immediate threats first and reassess after intervention.
Takeaway
Choose only actions supported at this exact point in care.
**Sources**
- Open RN Nursing Skills 2e

## Clinical scenario

A nurse is preparing to give prescribed medications through a feeding tube whose placement and use have been authorized. Place the following actions in the correct order.

## Key concepts

- **informed consent** — informed consent is a key clinical concept for assessing and managing acute transfusion reaction response.
- **Y-tubing** — Y-tubing is a key clinical concept for assessing and managing acute transfusion reaction response.
- **baseline vital signs** — baseline vital signs is a key clinical concept for assessing and managing acute transfusion reaction response.

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