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Tube feeding and medication via PEG
Giving tube feeding safely: positioning, checking the tube's position, flushing, giving medication and caring for the insertion site.
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Translated from the German original, which is authoritative. The exam itself is in German.
Material
- Tube feed as per the doctor’s order or nutrition plan (expiry, room temperature)
- Giving set or enteral syringes (ENFit), flushing fluid (e.g. water as per local standard)
- Disposable gloves, feeding pump if needed
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Preparation
Procedure
Follow-up
Typical mistakes in the exam
- Giving tube feed with the person lying flat
- Crushing and mixing all medicines together
- Not flushing
- Forgetting mouth care because the person “isn’t eating anything”
What examiners ask afterwards
- How do you recognise aspiration?
- Which medicines must not be given via the tube?
- The person would like to eat something. How do you deal with that?
Sources
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