title: Caring for the patient with a nasogastric tube.
abstract: A nasogastric tube enables a nutritionally adequate diet to be delivered directly to the stomach bypassing the oral route. It is the most common route for enteral feeding and nurses play a central role in caring for patients with a nasogastric tube. This article outlines the care required for an adult patient with a fine bore nasogastric tube.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, Hampshire. carolyn.best@weht.swest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012449:Safety