title: Nutritional support via enteral tube feeding in hospital patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Somerset Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: 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