PEG / Enteral Feeding – 18th June 2024 AM
£75.00
The course provides you with the knowledge and overview of skills required to care for adults and paediatrics in the community who have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
Target audience: This course is suitable for community nurses, experienced health care assistants / support workers and any other health or social care staff working with people with complex care needs in a community setting.
Time: 3.5 hours inclusive of breaks
When: 18th June 09:00 – 12:30
Standard Cost: £75 + VAT per person
Platform: Zoom
12 in stock
Course content includes:
PEG / Enteral Feeding Tube Care and Management
- Anatomy & physiology of the digestive tract (brief overview).
- Understand the indications for and complications of PEG / enteral feeding tubes.
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding in the care, management and monitoring of the enteral feeding tubes.
- Identify complications and risks associated with enteral feeding tubes.
- Explore feeding and medicines management using a gastrostomy tube.
- Infection control issues.
- Recording requirements.
- Regulations and policies.
We can deliver can deliver bespoke on-site training for nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare professionals. Courses can be delivered at your place of work and the content tailored to your local requirements.
