This section may be photocopied and distributed to families. Spanish translation of this handout available at http://evolve.elsevier.com/Wong/clinical. You should give the child ounces of every hours. Call your health professional at (phone number) if any of the following occur: • Change in color of stomach contents • Increased amount of stomach contents before feeding • Increased number of bowel movements • You are unable to put in the tube • The child becomes very irritable • Two meals are missed because of too much food in the stomach 2. Wash your hands with soap and water. Count to 10 while washing, then rinse with clear water and dry with a clean paper or cloth towel. 3. Cut a piece of tape. You will need this to mark the right distance and to hold the tube in place during the feeding. 4. Tell the child (even if infant) what you will be doing. 5. Place the child on your lap, on her right side, or reclining in an infant seat. 6. Use a pacifier for the infant to enjoy sucking during the feeding. 7. Measure the tube for the exact distance you will have to insert it.
Wilson & Hockenberry: Wong’s Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition
Patient Teaching Guide
Giving Nasogastric Tube Feedings
Instructions
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