PEG Tube explained! 🏥PEG Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube 🥼Insertion: Through the abdominal wall into the stomach 🍽️Purpose: Delivers nutrition, fluids, & medications DIRECTLY into the stomach 🤕Uses: For patients unable to eat or drink orally (ex.: brain injury, stroke, dysphagia) #NursingSchool #StudentNurse #NurseLife #FutureNurse #NursingSkills #NurseEducation #ClinicalSkills | Nurse In The Making

Practice makes perfect. 💙 #pegtubefeeding | Jana&Alonzo

This is how Zo eats. #pegtubefeeding | Jana&Alonzo

PEG tube feeding through a kangaroo pump🦘 🔑Key points: 🫧Keep the area clean & dry to prevent irritation and skin breakdown 🩺Check for tube placement & patency before feeding 💦Flush before & after feedings to avoid occlusions in the tube ⬆️Elevate HOB to reduce aspiration risk ✅Always be sure to followed ordered mixture, rate, and timing! Have you performed this skill yet?! #PEGtube #enteralnutrition #nursingschool #nurse #BSN #LPN #RN | Nurse In The Making