Nurses Safety
Published Feb 5, 2013
maiohmai
7 Posts
i dont know where to post this question but i ended up here so here's my question regarding NGT residuals. what i know is if the residual has the same characteristic (like Osteorized feeding, milk feeding) is the same, and is
Sun0408, ASN, RN
1,761 Posts
Check you policy..Some state to return, others state for anything over XXX to waste.. Also, I don't check residual on pts that are NOT getting feeding. I do check placement but not residual. If the pt c/o nausea I will hook the NG to suction.. Policy standard. Hope this helps
SionainnRN
914 Posts
When I was in the ICU we always returned residuals because it held important gastric juices the pt needed. It wasn't so much about returning the volume because it wasn't usually that much, and they were getting IV fluids.
IABP4U
5 Posts
Excellent article about enteral nutrition, gastric residuals, tube placement, etc. I was surprised to learn from the article that bowel sounds do not necessarily correlate with GI motility.
Development of Evidence-Based Guidelines and Critical Care Nurses ' Knowledge of Enteral Feeding
eatmysoxRN, ASN, RN
728 Posts
I return residuals per policy. Check your policy.
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