title: Evidence-based practice for enteral feedings: aspiration prevention strategies, bedside detection, and practice change.
abstract: Nurses questioned the hospital policy of using blue dye in all enteral feedings. A project team gathered and disseminated information from the literature and national practice benchmarks. Hospital policy and nursing practice were revised according to the evidence-based information.
authors.affiliation: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Fellows
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frederickson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bly
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felt
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008751:Methylene Blue; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017749:Total Quality Management
chemical_list: D008751:Methylene Blue