Which route of nutritional delivery is being used if the nurse is administering nutritional supplements through a tube surgically placed in the patients' stomach?
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According to the American College of Gastroenterology, enteral nutrition is the preferred method for providing nutritional support when the gastrointestinal tract is functional but a patient cannot meet their nutritional needs orally. A tube surgically placed in the stomach, known as a gastrostomy tube, is a common access device for this process.
