Tube Feeding and Oral Care

It is best to use______________ medications when giving medications through a feeding tube.

It is best to best _____________ to flush feeding tubes.

All tablets may be crushed to administer them through a feeding tube.

When a feeding tube is being used, it is not necessary to consider whether a medication should be given on a full or empty stomach.

Denture warp may occur if dentures are not stored in water.

Keeping the mouth moist and clean is important for several reasons. List three reasons:

It is important to keep the patient’s head higher than the stomach during a tube feeding for how long afterward?___________________________________________

List two ways to prevent clogging of a feeding tube.

When assisting with oral care, use a ______________________ toothbrush.

You know that a feeding tube is in the stomach when you see _____________________

_________________________ in your syringe.