Tag Archive: enteral nutrition

bond with your baby while tube feeding

Four Strategies to Bond with Your Baby While Tube Feeding

Even though you may not be able to feed your child as you planned, you can still comfort and bond with your baby while tube feeding.

Shield HealthCare Nutrition Team
family picnic

Bolus/Syringe, Gravity, and Pump Feeds

While going home improves quality of life, it is a period of adjustment and learning. Discover what feeding style best fits your life.

Sarah Sanchez, NDTR
ENFit

ENFit Update: FDA Encourages Hospitals to Adopt ENFit Connectors

The FDA has released a letter to manufacturers, healthcare professionals and hospitals encouraging use of ENFit connectors to reduce risk of patient injury.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
How To Tube Feed

Tube Feeding: How-To’s

If you're looking for information about how to tube feed, this is the spot - whether you're new to tube feeding, or you've had your feeding tube for years.

Aimee Sharp
g-tube

Taking the Stress Out of Changing Your Child’s G-Tube

Performing any medical procedure on your child can be stressful for all concerned. Swapping out your child's g-tube for a replacement is no exception.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
your child's j-tube

How to Use Your Child’s J-tube (Jejunostomy Tube)

Your child's J-tube requires special care. Follow these tips to keep the tube functioning. Always check with your healthcare provider if you have questions.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
ENFit®

Preventing Enteral Misconnections with ENFit Connectors

Misconnections between enteral and non-enteral devices can cause patient harm and death. ENFit connectors are designed to prevent misconnections.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
ENFit enteral connectors

ENFit Enteral Connectors: Webinar Video

ENFit enteral connectors will prevent dangerous misconnections between medical devices. Our Corporate RD explains the what, why, how and when of ENFit.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS

Tube Feeding Your Child: How to Bolus/Syringe Feed Video

Watch Shield HealthCare’s Registered Dietitian’s video about how to bolus/syringe feed through your child’s feeding tube.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
unclog your feeding tube video

Tube Feeding Your Child: How to Unclog Your Feeding Tube Video

Watch Shield HealthCare’s Registered Dietitian’s video about how to prevent and clear a clog in your child’s feeding tube. Click here to read the article about How to Unclog Your Feeding Tube For more information, see related articles and feeding tube resources here: Skin Care and Your Feeding Tube Tips for Adjusting to Tube Feeding Your… Continue reading Tube Feeding Your Child: How to Unclog Your Feeding Tube Video

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
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