Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: clinical knowledge and skills for learning disability nurses.
People with learning disabilities may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding to maintain their nutritional status when they have a congenital deformity or severe infection that makes eating and drinking difficult. In addition, people with learning disabilities may have severe...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 33 - 42 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
5/30/2019
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