From acute care to long term care, enteral feeding tubes are found in a broad range of healthcare settings. Healthcare providers, from surgeons to nursing assistants, must be familiar with a wider variety of enteral feeding tubes than ever before. This second in a threepart series on enteral feeding tubes, focuses on administering formula and medication using the various types of tubes.

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

Describe precautions to take when administering formula using enteral feeding tubes.
Describe and utilize the three different methods of administering feedingtube formulas: bolus feeding, intermittent feeding and continuous feeding.
Explain the four ways to verify tube placement.
List the "five rights of safe medication administration"

Product Info:

Product ID: MED934
Year: 2013
Duration: 10:00 minutes

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