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: A Guide for Nurses, Part 2: Administering Formula.
Enteral feeding tubes are commonly used across many healthcare settings. As a result, it is useful for healthcare providers to be familiar with the use and care of feeding tubes. This course will discuss how to prevent misconnections and how to properly administer formula and medications.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Describe precautions to take when administering formula using enteral feeding tubes
- Describe and utilize the three different methods of administering feeding-tube formula
- Explain the four ways to verify tube placement
- List the five rights of safe medication administration
Who Should Take this Course
- Nurses
- Professional caregivers
- Family caregivers
- Individuals/Patients
- Home health agencies
- Nursing homes
- Hospice agencies
- Assisted living facilities
