Author Question: The nurse is preparing to administer aspirin to a patient via an enteral feeding tube. Which form is ... (Read 80 times)

NguyenJ · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is preparing to administer aspirin to a patient via an enteral feeding tube. Which form is appropriate for the nurse to administer?

a. Crushed chewable aspirin
b. Liquid aspirin
c. Enteric-coated aspirin
d. Sustained-release aspirin capsule

Question 2

____________ is the complete surgical removal of the eyeball.

Fill in the blanks with correct word

jojobee318 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Preferably, medications administered by enteral tubes should be given in liquid form. If liquid form is not available, you will have to modify the form of the medication tablet by crushing or dissolving it. However, you cannot crush sustained-release, chewable, long-acting, or enteric-coated tablets and capsules. Therefore, do not administer these medications by enteral tubes. Consult with the hospital pharmacy when in doubt.

Answer to Question 2

Enucleation
As a result of tumor, infection, congenital blindness, or severe trauma to the eye, patients may undergo enucleation, the complete surgical removal of the eyeball.