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Let’s say we have three medications to give. They’ve all already been crushed. Now I’m going to mix each one of them with 20 ish mLs of water. Remember tap water is fine with an NG tube.
I also need to have plenty of water available to flush before and after each med, so I have this cup of water here as well.
Now you want to remove the plunger from your 60 mL syringe and connect it to the NG tube and hold it at or above the patient’s head. The higher you hold it, the faster the fluid will go down, and vice versa.
Start by flushing about 30 mL of water - pour it into the syringe and let it flow in by gravity. You COULD manually flush these, but this method is WAY easier!
Now we will pour in our first medication and let it flow in by gravity. Then we follow that with at least 10 mL of water to flush it.
Then we repeat that with each medication, flushing at least 10 mL of water between each one, until we’ve done all of them.
Then you’re going to finish by flushing about 30 to 60 mL of water at the end. I like to do this in spurts of 20-30 just to make sure I’m getting everything out.
Now you can clamp your NG tube, or reattach the Tube Feeds.
And now that the meds are actually administered, you can officially document them - remember your 6th right of med administration.
We added a few extra notes in your outline for things to be aware of - like if meds shouldn’t be given together, or if they should be given on an empty stomach. So make sure you’re looking at those things as well.
And, of course, follow your facility policy when it comes to documenting meds, especially if you guys are using barcode scanning. Either way - don’t officially document it until the meds are fully administered. Now, go out and be your best selves today. And, as always, happy nursing!
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