Nutritional support via enteral tube feeding in hospital patients.
Patients receiving enteral tube feeding are often encountered in the ward environment of an acute care setting. Patients may receive enteral tube feed through tubes intended for short-term feeding, or they may have a long-term feeding tube in situ. This article aims to provide a practical overview of feeding solutions and administration to enable nursing staff to understand prescribed regimens and provide patients with optimum care.
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Elizabeth
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Somerset Primary Care Trust.
D001314:Auscultation / Q000451:nursing; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005745:Gastric Acidity Determination; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007297:Inpatients; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000451:nursing; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013396:Suction / Q000451:nursing; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing