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A nurse inserts a nasogastric tube before an infant is to receive a tube feeding. What action should the nurse take when the infant begins to cough and gag?a. Auscultating for breath soundsb. Removing the tube, then reinserting itc. Administering the tube feeding slowlyd. Observing the infant for circumoral cyanosis

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1. A nurse inserts a nasogastric tube before an infant is to receive a tube feeding. What action should the nurse take when the infant begins to cough and gag?

a. Auscultating for breath sounds

b. Removing the tube, then reinserting it

c. Administering the tube feeding slowly

d. Observing the infant for circumoral cyanosis





 
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