Multiple Choice
A 90-year-old female patient has a PEG (percutaneous enteral gastrostomy) tube placed due to a recent cerebrovascular accident,difficulty swallowing,and repeated episodes of aspiration pneumonia.You are teaching her son to administer her medications.What advice is important to convey to the son?
A) Ask the pharmacist which of the medications are available in liquid form.
B) Crush all medications and add them to the tube feeding.
C) Medications cannot be given via the PEG tube; they should be crushed and given orally.
D) Medications should be administered via the PEG all at once,one time daily.
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