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Add URL, Contact Us (Ask a Nurse), NursingMail.com, Linking Policy Nursing Topics, A to Z: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z   Web www.nursinga2z.com www.nursinghumor.com www.4nursing.com Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! See also: Burns Nursing, Commercial Vendors, Complications, Problems, Troubleshooting, Feeding Pumps with Pictures, Photos and Illustrations, Feeding Formulas, Indications and Guidelines, Nutrition, Surgical Placement, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) ****************************************************** The Nurse's Role in Nutritional Assessment, by Sheelagh Tallman, RN, BSN, CCRN :"Many members of the health care team can participate in the various facets of nutritional assessment nurses, dietitians, physicians, pharmacists, and social workers. Nurses begin their nutritional assessment when they first see the patient." http://www.rossmn.com/ross/clinical/Page5.htm ****************************************************** Nursing Care of Enteral Feeding Tubes, by Sharon Lehmann, MS, RN, CCRN:"Feeding tubes require monitoring to ensure continued, correct placement and to avoid complications. This summarized guide lists significant care issues for each type of feeding tube, with special emphasis on placing feeding tubes correctly and maintaining integrity of surrounding skin." http://www.rossmn.com/ross/clinical/Page7.htm ****************************************************** Care of the Patient Requiring a Nasogastric Tube, by Noel Elliott RN, BSN, CCRN. A Nursewise CE offering:"The goal of this program is to update nurses' knowledge on the care of the patient requiring a nasogastric tube." http://www.nursewise.com/courses/ng_hour.htm ****************************************************** Enteral Nutrition Access Routes, by Darlene Modelski, RN:"Though the method, routes, and composition of "tube feeding" have changed through time, one element remains constant - providing nutritional support. Technical innovations during the last 2 decades have made the procedures more acceptable to patients and a less costly alternative to parenteral nutrition." http://www.rossmn.com/ross/clinical/Page6.htm ****************************************************** Enteral Nutrition Support: Online Slide Presentation by Pam Orr, BSN, RN & Ellen McGurk, RPh, BCNSP http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/umkcmedpharm/core_nut/enteral/sld001.htm ****************************************************** Techniques To Verify Placement of Small-Bore Enteral Feeding Tubes by Patti Eisenberg, MSN, RN, CS :"Verifying placement of small-bore enteral feeding tubes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is an ongoing challenge to nurses. Improvements on conventional techniques continue as investigators and clinicians search for ways to make procedures safer, less expensive, and more definitive. Traditional, less traditional, and experimental practices are outlined in this summary." http://www.rossmn.com/clinical/Page4.htm ****************************************************** Medication Administration: Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: Drug-Nutrient Interactions http://hsc.virginia.edu/cmc/pedpharm/v1n5.html The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Internet Street Address of this page is http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/linksections/enteraltubefeedings.htm

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