Enteral Feeding Training
This Enteral Feeding Training Course is designed for care staff, nurses, healthcare assistants and other healthcare professionals who support people requiring enteral nutrition and tube feeding. The course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for safely supporting individuals with PEG and PEJ feeding tubes, including feeding, medication administration, tube care and recognising potential complications.
This course covers:
What is Nutritional Support and Enteral Feeding?
Different types of enteral tubes
Types of feeding
Parts of the feeding tube and syringes used
Positioning and flush through
Procedures for feeding
Procedures for administering medication
Care and maintenance
Effective mouth care
Complications and record keeping