This free course has already taken place. Contact your local Shield HealthCare representative about scheduling this course as an in-service in your facility.
To earn a 0.5 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit please schedule an in-service with Shield HealthCare, Enteral Feeding Tubes: A Guide for Nurses, Part 1: Tube Identification.
Across most healthcare settings the use of enteral feeding tubes has become a common practice. This creates a high demand for healthcare providers to be familiar with and have useful skills for the variety of feeding tubes available. With advanced technology, the variety of feeding tube materials, designs, and features has become complex. This course will help you identify feeding tubes and their components.
Learning Objectives
After completing this free online course, you should be able to:
- Identify feeding tube components
- Define and identify gastrostomy tubes
- Define and identify jejunal tubes
- Define and identify nasogastric feeding tubes
Who Should Take this Course
- Nurses
- Professional caregivers
- Family caregivers
- Individuals/Patients
- Home health agencies
- Nursing homes
- Hospice agencies
- Assisted living facilities
