After administering medication via an NG tube, how much liquid should the nurse document as intake?

When documenting the intake after administering medication via a nasogastric (NG) tube, it is essential to consider the volume of liquid used to flush the tube before and after giving the medication. Typically, a common practice is to flush the NG tube with about 30 mL of water before administering the medication and another 30 mL after to ensure that the medication is cleared from the tube and can properly enter the patient's gastrointestinal tract.

In this context, the total fluid intake documentation would be the sum of the pre-medication flush and the post-medication flush. Thus, if each flush is 30 mL, the total would come to 60 mL. However, it is common in clinical practice to add a slight additional volume for accuracy or because of the exact volume of liquid used, leading to a total of 65 mL when accounting for minor variations or amounts in the tubing system.

Therefore, documenting 65 mL accurately reflects the total intake that the patient received through the NG tube, which involves both the flush and the medicated intake, making this option the appropriate choice.