Question: Week #2 Discussion – Feeding Tube Before Reading This Chapter, My Knowledge On Feeding Tubes Was Very Minimal. After Reading This Chapter I’ve Learned That There Are Many Different Reasons A Patient May Need A Fedding Tube, Whether It’s A Temporary One Or One They’ll Need For The Rest Of Their Lives. A Complication That Could Arise From Having A Feeding …

Week #2 Discussion – Feeding Tube Before reading this chapter, my knowledge on feeding tubes was very minimal. After reading this chapter I’ve learned that there are many different reasons a patient may need a fedding tube, whether it’s a temporary one or one they’ll need for the rest of their lives. A complication that could arise from having a feeding tube is an infection. An infection can occur for many reasons when using a feeding tube. Poor hygiene when handling/placing the tube, not changing the tube if/when required, and not cleaning the site where the tube is placed, like a PEG tube. You can prevent an infection by ensuring that you or your nurse takes proper aseptic techniques when handling and placing the tube, changing your tube when you are suppose to, as well has regularly cleaning the site of the tube to prevent infections. I could not imagine having to be feed through a feeding tube for the rest of my life, I really enjoy eating foods and trying new foods as well, I imagine that patients go through stages of emotions before accepting it and it would be no different if I were in their shoes. My main question would be if there were things I could possibly do to improve my gastrointestinal motility to possible not need a feeding tube or need it less often.