At the facility that I work at our policy is to use the syringe the we have for medication administration, it is a 60cc syringe, we put the feeding on hold , if the resident (patient) is on...
to make sure person is absorbing the food, subsequently - to prevent regurgitation/aspiration, to provide needed calories. follow re-feeding protocol in place.
Ng irrigation, or nasalgastric (tube) irrigation, is employed when the aspirated/suctioned stomach content starts to clot the ng tube and compromises its drainage efficiency. It is important to...
NG tube is used for decompression of a distented stomach by draining the fluid build-up out. The etiology of distention is bowl obstruction, intenstine blockage, and prolonged stay of food in...