1. Pediatric Nasogastric Tubes in the Home: Recommendations for Practice
- Author
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Beth Lyman, Candice Moore, LaDonna Northington, and Peggi Guenter
- Subjects
0301 basic medicine ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,business.industry ,MEDLINE ,General Medicine ,Home setting ,Home Care Services ,Nurse's Role ,Pediatric Nursing ,Care setting ,03 medical and health sciences ,Patient safety ,Enteral Nutrition ,Nursing ,Health care ,Agency (sociology) ,Medicine ,Humans ,Nasogastric tubes ,Patient Safety ,business ,Child ,Intubation, Gastrointestinal ,Pediatric population - Abstract
One of the dilemmas facing home healthcare nurses is the placement of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in the home setting coupled with being assured and confident that the NGT tip is in the correct position, that is, the stomach. There are very limited data to address the issue of management of an NGT in the home care setting with even less guidance for the pediatric population. Therefore, home healthcare nurses must use agency policy and procedures coupled with their own education, knowledge, experience, and skills when performing this procedure. These may vary from agency to agency, thus providing inconsistencies in teaching and techniques.
- Published
- 2018