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Assisted Feeding (Summarise the nursing care associated with tube feeding…
Assisted Feeding
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Outline and evaluate different techniques to assist an animal to eat (hand feeding, tube feeding etc.)
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Oesophageal tube
Placed into the oesophagus. However, they require GA to insert.
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Define the terms enteral and parenteral nutrition and identify why one method is preferable over the other
Enteral feeding is when as much of the GI tract is used as possible. There are different methods such as gastrostomy, oesophageal, naso-oesophageal and jejunostomy.
Enteral feeding is preferred due to the fact the GI tract is used and it is safer because there is less risk of infection.
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