For use on an individual patient during a single procedure and then discarded. It is not intended to be reprocessed and used again. SINGLE-PATIENT USE May be used for more than one episode of use on one patient only. The devise may undergo some form of processing between each use. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. A registered or trained competent member of staff including doctors, nurses and midwives. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical managers are responsible for ensuring the implementation of this Policy and associated Guideline and monitoring compliance. Clinical Educators/ Practice Development Nurses to disseminate best practice as per Policy. CNNS team to have a high ward profile to help embed the policy into practice. PROCESS Clinical Practice Guidelines ACTION RATIONALE Prior to setting up feed wash hands with Research shows that poor hand hygiene soap and water and apply non-sterile contributes to microbial contamination. gloves. 1,3,6,7. Ensure drip-stands and pumps are clean and in working order. To reduce the risk of contamination and maintain patient safety. 8 If Naso-gastric tube is in situ check position of tube as per PHT Policy for To ensure safe administration and maintain Insertion and Maintenance of fine bore patient safety.4 feeding tubes in Adults. Administration sets, water bags and feed bags must be changed every 24hours To maintain a closed system to reduce the using a non-touch technique (Appendix risk of contamination. 1,3,6,8,9,11 1A) Ready to hang sterile feed should have a maximum hang time of 24hours. Administration sets, water bags and feed bags must be labelled with the date and To enable staff to change the sets at the time that they were set up. appropriate time. 3,6,7,9 If the feed administration set is disconnected from the patient the distal To maintain a closed system and safely end must be capped off and the feeding deliver feed/water. 1, tube flushed with drinking tap water using To maintain tube patency a non-touch technique. Only adaptors designed specifically for enteral use should be used. (Appendix 10) Enteral adaptors will only be compatible with enteral devices therefore reducing the risk of wrong route administration. 4.
For use on an individual patient during a single procedure and then discarded. It is not intended to be reprocessed and used again. SINGLE-PATIENT USE May be used for more than one episode of use on one patient only. The devise may undergo some form of processing between each use. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. A registered or trained competent member of staff including doctors, nurses and midwives. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical managers are responsible for ensuring the implementation of this Policy and associated Guideline and monitoring compliance. Clinical Educators/ Practice Development Nurses to disseminate best practice as per Policy. CNNS team to have a high ward profile to help embed the policy into practice. PROCESS Clinical Practice Guidelines ACTION RATIONALE Prior to setting up feed wash hands with soap and water and apply non-sterile gloves. Ensure drip-stands and pumps are clean and in working order. If Naso-gastric tube is in situ check position of tube as per PHT Policy for Insertion and Maintenance of fine bore feeding tubes in Adults. Administration sets, water bags and feed bags must be changed every 24hours using a non-touch technique (Appendix 1A) Ready to hang sterile feed should have a maximum hang time of 24hours. Administration sets, water bags and feed bags must be labelled with the date and time that they were set up. If the feed administration set is disconnected from the patient the distal end must be capped off and the feeding tube flushed with drinking tap water using a non-touch technique. Only adaptors designed specifically for enteral use should be used. (Appendix 10) Research shows that poor hand hygiene contributes to microbial contamination. 1,3,6,7. To reduce the risk of contamination and maintain patient safety. 8 To ensure safe administration and maintain patient safety.4 To maintain a closed system to reduce the risk of contamination. 1,3,6,8,9,11 To enable staff to change the sets at the appropriate time. 3,6,7,9 To maintain a closed system and safely deliver feed/water. 1, To maintain tube patency Enteral adaptors will only be compatible with enteral devices therefore reducing the risk of wrong route administration. 4.
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