Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-208

  Guenter, Peggi ^a  

^a American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Medical errors; Patient safety; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ERROR; MONITORING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACKAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954835263     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2010.03.009     Document Type: Review

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