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Feeding Routes 1- Enteral feeding: a. Oral feeding: patients meet their needs by consuming oral diets and supplements b. Tube feeding: provides nutrients using the gastrointestinal tract (GI)-directly into the stomach or intestines Feeding Routes 2- parenteral feeding: –Used when a patient’s medical condition prohibits the use of the GI tract to deliver nutrients. –Provides nutrients intravenously to patients without adequate GI function to handle enteral feedings –Also called Intravenous feedings In general, tube feeding or intravenous feeding should be used when : 1. patients nutrients needs are high 2. or their appetites poor 3. or their medical condition makes it difficult to meet nutrients need orally.
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