FNCE: Practice Issues in Enteral Nutrition
DNS General Session: Practice Issues in Enteral Nutrition
Presenters: Susan Brantley, MS, RD, CNSD, LDN and Joseph Boulatta, Pharm D, RPh, BCNSP
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Colorado Convention Center - Room Number: 205-207
Session: 316
Two key issues related to enteral nutrition safe practices are enteral misconnections and the type of water used to flush feeding tubes. The dietitian’s role in awareness and prevention of enteral misconnections will be discussed. Additionally, the safe practice recommendation of using sterile water for flushing feeding tubes, diluting medications, or mixing powdered enteral formulas as opposed to using tap water will be discussed.
| Objective 1: | Define enteral misconnections and factors that contribute to them. |
| Objective 2: | Describe the scientific basis for the use of sterile versus tap water in relation to enteral feedings. |
| Objective 3: | Demonstrate best practices in regard to safe enteral nutrition delivery. |
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