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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with an Enteral

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The nurse is caring for a patient with an enteral feeding tube.During assessment,the nurse finds that the patient's oxygen saturation level has dropped significantly and the respiratory rate and effort have increased.What action should the nurse take first?


A) Stop any infusion of fluids or medications through the feeding tube.
B) Assess all of the patient's vital signs.
C) Notify the healthcare provider.
D) Reposition the patient.

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