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Home Tube Feeding: Why You Need a Registered Dietitian

When you leave the hospital with home tube feeding, you need a strong support system that includes your family, your doctor and a registered dietitian.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
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How to Prepare for Home Tube Feeding

There’s a lot to think about during a hospital discharge. Before you go home from the hospital, make sure your home is safe for home tube feeding.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS

Tips for Home Tube Feeding Safety

Ensuring that patients/caregivers are successful with enteral nutrition is crucial to home tube feeding safety. Follow these tips to stay healthy at home.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
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Blenderized Formula for Home Tube Feeding

A growing number of tube feeders are using blenderized tube feeding formulas that contain whole foods.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
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Caring for a Tube-Fed Child: Top Ten Emotional Issues

Parents of a tube-fed child report that the social/emotional issues they deal with daily can be more taxing  than the medical complications of tube feeding.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS