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What is enteral feeding?
Enteral feeding is used to feed patients who can't feed themselves or swallow. A nasogastric tube (tube passed through the nose and down to the throat and to the stomach) allows food to be put into a person without having them swallow.
Is a feeding tube painful and must stay in?
A feeding tube is not painful although it may be uncomfortable. It is necessary for individuals that cannot eat on their own or cannot keep food down. The tube has to stay in until a person can feed themselves effectively.
What is the purpose of a PEG feeding tube?
The purpose of a PEG feeding tube is to feed someone when they are incapable of feeding themselves. PEG is an acronym for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
What is mode of feeding?
Mode of feeding is how you would be fed should you not be able to feed yourself. Feeding tube, intravenous, etc.
When you are a neonatal nurse do you feed the babies through the feeding tube?
yes
Can you still eat by mouth if you have a permanent feeding tube inserted into the stomach?
It depends why the feeding tube was placed. If the feeding tube was placed because the person cannot chew/swallow safely, then no. If the feeding tube was inserted for supplemental feeding because the person doesn't consume adequate nutrition, then yes.
Can a person refuse to have a feeding tube placed in the stomach under the right to die?
A person can refuse to have a feeding tube; the Supreme Court has ruled that a person has the right to refuse medical treatment .
When is a feeding tube inserted?
A feeding tube is inserted when a patient or person is no longer able to swallow or chew their own food when they need to eat.
When would a feeding tube be needed?
A feeding tube is a medical device use to feed patients who cannot take food by mouth. Some of the many conditions that require a feeding tube include malnutrition, early birth, inability to swallow, surgical procedures to the mouth or throat and digestive problems.
What is a core flow feeding tube a nasogactric feeding tube which is similar to a dobhoff feeding tube.?
fredrick-miller tube
What is a core flow feeding tube a nasogactric feeding tube which is similar to a dobhoff feeding tube?
fredrick-miller tube
Can a person with feeding tube lay flat on back after food is digested?
NO!
