Feeding Tube Awareness Week
Posted over 8 years ago by Gwen Spector
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Feeding Tube Awareness Week is February 6-10, 2017.
Here are 2 great resources for feeding tubes:
Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation A website for everything related to feeding tubes. While this site is geared more for the pediatric patient, many of the educational resources are also applicable to adults.
Oley Foundation Oley foundation is an organization for people fed by IV or tube. There are wonderful resources including tips, a Tube Feeding Troubleshooting guide, a bathroom/restaurant card for patients with feeding tubes and central lines; and much more. They have a support group through inspire.
See the attached handout for information on caring for the patient with a feeding tube.