Question about PEG Tube Charting

[Moe12PMs, BSN, MSN]

Hi All,

I am looking for feedback on how you or facility charts PEG tube position on an on-going basis.

For example:

You have a patient with an established PEG tube. The tube is flushing and functioning well. No major residuals. How do you chart tube length or position to make sure it has not dislodged. I have seen PEGs with and without numbers printed on the tube. Do you mark the tube at the external bumper/flange/retention disk at the skin?

How do you or your facility chart that? Do you have a specific place to chart the number in your charting system? Is this even a normal part of the PEG/G-Tube assessment?

Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!

Moe

[Okami_CCRN, BSN, RN]

We do not chart PEG tube position. 

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Okami_CCRN said:

We do not chart PEG tube position. 

Same

[ABSNstudent91, CNA]

Same, we don't chart position. We chart insertion site assessment (any redness, covered by dressing, etc), whether or not it's clamped for meds or has feeding going through it, residuals if there is a feeding, patency.