Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or percutaneous), tip location (e.g ...

Attach the syringe to the tube and slowly inject the feeding formula or medication. Figure 2: Placement of a stainless steel ball-tipped tube in a psittacine bird. To complete the procedure and ...

Nursing faculty March and Spurlock investigate blenderized tube feeding after losing loved ones to complications from feeding ...

Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition and fluids when other feeding methods are not feasible. This column describes how to place a nasogastric tube in a ...

or drug–formula incompatibilities. Various enteral feeding tubes are available and are typically classified by site of insertion and location of the distal tip of the feeding tube. Liquid ...

An authority spokesman said the nurse followed protocol to verify the tube’s position. Feeding of formula milk to the man then resumed, followed by a chest X-ray. However, his condition suddenly ...