Evidence-based practice for enteral feedings: aspiration prevention strategies, bedside detection, and practice change

Nurses questioned the hospital policy of using blue dye in all enteral feedings. A project team gathered and disseminated information from the literature and national practice benchmarks. Hospital policy and nursing practice were revised according to the evidence-based information.

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Published in:	Medsurg nursing Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 27
Main Authors:	Fellows, L S, Miller, E H, Frederickson, M, Bly, B, Felt, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2000
Subjects:	Benchmarking Clinical Nursing Research Diffusion of Innovation Enteral Nutrition - adverse effects Enteral Nutrition - methods Enteral Nutrition - nursing Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Methylene Blue Nursing Assessment - methods Pneumonia, Aspiration - etiology Pneumonia, Aspiration - prevention & control Total Quality Management
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Summary:	Nurses questioned the hospital policy of using blue dye in all enteral feedings. A project team gathered and disseminated information from the literature and national practice benchmarks. Hospital policy and nursing practice were revised according to the evidence-based information.
ISSN:	1092-0811