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Gastric Residual Nurse Feeding Tolerance Assessment

Purpose:

To provide a nursing guideline for measuring gastric residual volumes and assessing feeding tolerance for neonates admitted to the NICU.

NICU gastric residual feeding tolerance assessment

The guideline were developed with evidence-based principles, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and individualized and family-centered approaches to caring for the neonate.

Population:

NICU patients

Purpose:

To provide a nursing guideline for measuring gastric residual volumes and assessing feeding tolerance for neonates admitted to the NICU.

The guideline were developed with evidence-based principles, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and individualized and family-centered approaches to caring for the neonate.

Population:

NICU patients

NICU gastric residual feeding tolerance assessment

Hospital

St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, 190 E Bannock St. Boise, ID 83712

Author

NICU gastric residual feeding tolerance assessment

Gastric Residual Nurse Feeding Tolerance Assessment

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Disclaimer:  All content above is solely the work product of the authors.  Neonatology Solutions, LLC, makes no endorsement or statement of safety, efficacy, or appropriateness of any of the protocols, pathways, guidelines, or algorithms contained within.  They should be thoroughly reviewed against any available evidence prior to adoption.  This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed or relied upon as a standard of care.  Any questions or concerns should be directed to the authors and/or the listed contact person.  Good clinical judgement should always prevail when applying any standardized approach.  We recommend that institutions review these protocols, pathways, guidelines, and algorithms and accept, modify, or reject them based on their own institutional resources and patient populations.  Neonatology Solutions, LLC, assumes no liability for any outcomes arising from use of these tools.