Peg Tubes Explained! 🤍PEG tube → percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube 🤍 Device inserted through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach 🤍Provides a means for delivering nutrition, fluids, and medications directly into the stomach for individuals who are unable to consume food orally. 🤍 Be sure to crush medications finely to avoid clogging the tube (always check if the medication can be crushed!) 🤍Flush the tube before & after administering feeds or medication to to avoid clogging t

PEG Tube explained! 🏥PEG Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube 🥼Insertion: Through the abdominal wall into the stomach 🍽️Purpose: Delivers nutrition, fluids, & medications DIRECTLY into the stomach 🤕Uses: For patients unable to eat or drink orally (ex.: brain injury, stroke, dysphagia) #NursingSchool #StudentNurse #NurseLife #FutureNurse #NursingSkills #NurseEducation #ClinicalSkills | Nurse In The Making

Proper care of the PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) feeding tube is crucial for prevention of skin infection and blockage of the tube. It also ensures that the correct position of the tube is maintained. In this second video of the two-part series, Senior Staff Nurse Shanna Quismorio shares essential tips on caring for the PEG tube for the two-week period following insertion, as well as the long-term care after. #PEGTube #PEGTubeCare #PEGTubeFeeding #TubeFeedingAwareness #TubeFeeding #T