The professional caregiver is able to autonomously and independently prepare and adapt nutrition plans according to patients’/clients’ individual needs, handle special forms of enteral nutrition and place and handle (nasal/oral) feeding tubes. | The professional caregiver is able to: - prepare and adapt nutrition plans,
- prepare and serve the enteral nutrition according to the nutrition plan,
- prepare the material for placing and handling feeding tubes,
- place, check and handle feeding tubes (e.g. flush regularly, control feeding tube position),
- check and handle different feeding pumps (see also CA.3.5),
- evaluate the patient’s/client’s swallowing process while carrying out dysphagia tests,
- use appropriate application systems (e.g. use appropriate syringes and systems for enteral nutrition only)
- anticipate risk situations and emergency cases early on and prevent such situations by adapting their own actions,
- deal with non-compliant patient’s/client’s regarding feeding tubes (e.g. secure and fix feeding tubes properly).
| The professional caregiver is able to: - explain legal regulations and consequences regarding parenteral nutrition (see also CA.B.3),
- explain the anatomy of air passages and the digestive tract,
- explain the procedure and potential risks of placing and handling feeding tubes,
- name the indications and explain the limitations for placing a feeding tube,
- explain their own behaviour when dealing with non-compliant patients/clients.
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