Tips for getting correct route of administration ordered for patients with feeding tubes?

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Tips for getting correct route of administration ordered for patients with feeding tubes?

Hi everyone,
We just received a citation from TJC on our stroke survey for having incorrect medication routes ordered for meds in patients with nasogastric feeding tubes. Looking to see what tips/tricks/processes have worked well with ensuring proper routes end up ordered for these patients- i.e. is it a provider, nursing, pharmacy responsibility...or all of the above? Thanks!

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