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A patient with head trauma is scheduled for a gastrostomy tube to be inserted. The spouse asks the nurse why an intravenous (IV) cannot be used. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  a. The gastrostomy tube will allow us to give medications as well as feedings.
  b. Research has shown that a gastrostomy tube is safer for patients and maintains function of the gut.
  c. It will be more expensive in the long run to use a gastrostomy tube than an IV.
  d. The gastrostomy placement is noninvasive, and the patient will be more content being fed through the stomach.
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