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Boost your clinical skillset with this easy-to-use ASPEN Enteral nutrition handbook 2nd edition. This book can be used by any clinician as a user-friendly guide to make the right tube feed decisions. Enteral nutrition is used in patients unable to take food by mouth due to illness or injury. It provides nutrients that cannot be obtained through diet, and helps maintain body weight and hydration. Enteral formulas come in two types: elemental and polymeric. Elemental formulas contain proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and water. Polymeric formulas contain amino acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. Both types of formulas provide calories, fluids, and electrolytes. The type of formula depends on the patient’s needs. For example, if a patient has difficulty swallowing, he or she would receive a polymeric formula. If the patient is able to eat solid foods, then an elemental formula would be appropriate.
Summary:
- Review nutrition support in a set-by-step format in preventing malnutrition in your patient.
- Learn how to assess patients and do nutrition screening.
- Be able to select patients suited for enteral feeding.
- Familiarize with the correct feeding access point and appropriate device.
- Learn the formulas available for adult patients and pediatric patients including specialty formulas and blenderized formulas.
- Become familiar with protein, vitamin, minerals and free water in the formulas, as well as assessing the osmolality.
- Gain knowledge on how to write enteral nutrition orders for patients with wounds, gastro-intestinal malabsorption, and glucose intolerance.
- Have access to enteral nutrition guidance for all clinical conditions for adults and pediatric infants.
- Become familiar with how to prepare and label nutrition formulas in the hospital.
- Monitor nutrition support correctly.
- Identify complications with enteral nutrition.
- Read about enteral nutrition support for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Implement best-practice guidelines for enteral feeding.
