The nurse administers a bolus tube feeding to a client with cancer. To decrease the risk for aspiration, the nurse should take which action? Ask the client to rest in bed with the head of the bed elevated to 30 degrees for 20 minutes. Assist the client out of bed to sit upright in a chair for 1 hour. Turn the client on their left side with the head of the bed at 45 degrees for 15 minutes. Place the client on bed rest with the head of the bed elevated to 60 degrees for 2 hours.
[Answered]: The nurse administers a bolus tube feeding to a…
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