CNUR 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ileus, Tongue, Nostril

• School: University of Regina
• Department: Collaborative Nursing Program
• Course: CNUR 103
• Professor: Shauna Davies

Document Summary

Cnur 103 notes week 9 (ng tubes, enteral nutrition, and ostomy care) What are they: to provide nutrients for the body through a tube inserted into the gi tract, also called enteral feeds or tube feeds, premade or modular formulas used according to patients needs. Installation of liquid nutritional supplements or feeding into the stomach for clients unable to swallow. Types of ng tubes: small-bore feeding tube, levine tube, salem sump tube. Contraindications to inserting an ng tube: esophageal varices, uncontrolled coagulation, facial fractures, obstruction of nasopharyngeal or in the upper esophagus, comatose patient with unprotected airway, known tracheal-esophageal fistula, severe skull fractures or maxillofacial trauma. Intubation into respiratory tract: discomfort during insertion, and while tube is in situ, migration of ng tube, tissue breakdown & pressure injuries in the intubated nares and into the gi tract, aspiration of gastric contents.