Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

RNAnnjeh · Aug 11, 2008, 07:53 AM

Re: Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

Originally Posted by jer_sd

I usually order a kub not chest x-ray. Chesat x-ray you can miss the distal end of the feeding tube.

Jeremy

OMG...vacation brain! I meant abdo xray. Thank's for spotting that!!

RRTNeuroRN · Aug 13, 2008, 11:47 PM

Re: Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

We do these at our hospital all the time, especially in our PICU. Our nurses can insert all feeding tubes..including post-gastric. We just get a KUB after and a doc reads it.

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Insertion small bore feeding tubes??

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