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Nurses' Guide to Enteral Feeding Tubes
COURSE INTRODUCTION Advances in medical technology have increased the number of patients who survive traumatic events such as strokes, head trauma and chronic conditions such as cancer. Because of this, enteral feeding tubes have become more common and more complex. In fact, the increased patient survival...
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Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Therapy Nursing
INTENDED AUDIENCE This activity was developed for nurses and others providing enterostomal therapy and caring for patients following ostomy surgery. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT No commercial support was provided for the development of this activity. STATEMENT OF NEED Ostomy surgery can be a life-changing...
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Common Feeding Tubes
INTENDED AUDIENCE This activity was developed for nurses and other qualified caregivers who may need to insert and remove a nasogastric tube, and to care and replace a balloon gastrostomy tube. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT No commercial support was provided for the development of this activity....
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Common Feeding Tubes: Nasogastric Intubation
NOTE: This course provides less than 1 hour of continuing education credit and will not be accepted in states that require CE courses to provide a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in a single learning session (e.g., Florida). For information on current CE requirements in your state, consult...
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Common Feeding Tubes: Replacement Balloon Gastrostomy Tubes
NOTE: This course provides less than 1 hour of continuing education credit and will not be accepted in states that require CE courses to provide a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in a single learning session (e.g., Florida). For information on current CE requirements in your state, consult...
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Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Guide for Nurses
INTENDED AUDIENCE This activity was developed for nurses and other healthcare professionals providing care to those with enteral feeding tubes. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT No commercial support was provided for the development of this activity. STATEMENT OF NEED From acute care to long term care,...
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Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Guide for Nurses, Part 1: Tube Identification
NOTE: This course provides less than 1 hour of continuing education credit and will not be accepted in states that require CE courses to provide a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in a single learning session (e.g., Florida). For information on current CE requirements in your state, consult...
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Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Guide for Nurses, Part 2: Administering Formula and Medication
NOTE: This course provides less than 1 hour of continuing education credit and will not be accepted in states that require CE courses to provide a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in a single learning session (e.g., Florida). For information on current CE requirements in your state, consult...
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Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Guide for Nurses, Part 3: Daily Care and Troubleshooting
NOTE: This course provides less than 1 hour of continuing education credit and will not be accepted in states that require CE courses to provide a minimum of 1 hour of continuing education in a single learning session (e.g., Florida). For information on current CE requirements in your state, consult...
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