A 52-year-old woman recovering from a bowel resection has a nasogastric tube for enteral feeding at 60 mL/hr via pump. Her Braden Scale score is 13, and the LPN notes a reddened area over her sacrum that is intact but blanchable. Vital signs are temperature 37.1°C, heart rate 88/min, respirations 18/min, blood pressure 122/76 mmHg, and oxygen saturation 96% on room air. The client has been lying supine in bed for several hours. Before continuing the scheduled feeding, the LPN prepares to assess the client and provide site care. What should the LPN do first?
- Restart the feeding at the ordered rate with the head of bed kept flat for comfort.
- Verify tube placement and check residual volume, then keep the head of bed elevated during feeding.
- Continue the feeding as scheduled and reposition the client again at the next routine turn time.
- Independently change the client's feeding rate and activity order based on the skin finding.