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Right Tube, Right Time: Exploring Enteral Access Device Options and Safer Technologies
About this Course
People need nutrition to live. When a person can’t eat enough because of an illness, disability, or some type of surgical procedure, nutrition must be supplied to them. Enteral nutrition is one method for ensuring they receive the nutrition they need. Enhancing healthcare providers understanding of recommendations, guidelines, treatment options and new technologies is important to improve outcomes for patients who need enteral nutrition.
This course discusses information relevant to enteral nutrition, access, device selection and placement. It also discusses initiatives to end misconnections and details ways to prevent misplacements and other potential complications. It highlights key points that will help nurses educate themselves, their peers, and their patients about how to select the right tube at the right time and ensure successful delivery of enteral nutrition.
Learning Objectives
- Define the patient and tube selection criteria for various enteral access devices.
- Outline the insertion techniques for enteral access devices, including guided placement.
- List complications associated with enteral access devices.
Describe proper maintenance for enteral access devices.
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