Nasogastric Tube Awareness: Enteral Feeding and Administration of Medication

This session is designed to provide learners with information about nasogastric feeding including feeding, medication and testing. There will be time spent looking at trouble shooting.

This training does not cover how to insert a nasogastric tube.

If administering medication, it is advised that the learner also attend Medication Administration Awareness training.

There are a minimum of two competency assessments required for this training. Learners are not deemed competent until they have completed both theory and practical elements. Competency assessments need to be booked at the learner’s venue with the child or young person present in order for the nurse assessors to observe the learner using the tube.

Competency assessments must be completed within three months of theory training.

This training is child specific which means that the competency skills are not transferable. On receipt of your referral for this training, a Training Team nurse will contact you to discuss your training needs.

 

Aims

• All children/young people with a nasogastric tube (NGT) will be cared for safely.

 

Objectives

• Describe what a nasogastric tube is.
• Discuss why a nasogastric tube may be used
• Understand the responsibilities of the carer regarding feeding and NGT care.
• Understand and demonstrate how to confirm the correct position of an NGT
• Describe how to prepare and administer a medication or feed.
• Discuss problem solving.
• Understand what should be documented.

 

Teaching and learning strategy

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be facilitated during the theory session to include presentations, question and answer sessions and visual and practical demonstrations.

 

Target audience

Anyone caring for a child with a nasogastric tube in a community setting

 

Delivery format and duration

• Face to face: 1 hour 30 minutes
• MST: 1 hour
• Moodle: available for annual update

 

Update requirement

Annual update with one competency assessment