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NG / NJ Feeding, Tube Care and Management
This practical face-to-face course explores the care of adults with nasogastric (NG) and nasojejunal (NJ) feeding tubes. Learners work through realistic scenarios, demonstrations and supervised practice using training equipment.
NG / NJ Feeding, Tube Care and Management
Develop the knowledge and practical skills to support safe nasal tube feeding, maintain daily care and recognise complications early.
NG tubes deliver nutrition into the stomach, while NJ tubes deliver it into the jejunum, part of the small intestine. The course explains how these differences affect feeding, medicines and safety checks.
Course Aim
To prepare learners to support prescribed enteral feeding, hydration and routine tube care within their role, document care accurately and escalate concerns promptly.
Who Is This Course For?
Nurses, senior care workers and team leaders whose duties include, or will include, adult enteral feeding and tube care.
The course supports staff working in care homes, hospitals, community services and other adult health and social care settings in England. Practical activities are matched to learners’ responsibilities and authorised duties.
Course Scope
The course covers established NG and NJ feeding tubes, required checks before use, infection prevention, daily care, prescribed feeds and flushes, medication-safety principles, monitoring and escalation.
Tube insertion, replacement, repositioning and independent X-ray interpretation are outside this course’s scope. Completion does not replace device-specific training, workplace competency assessment or employer authorisation.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Explain the differences between gastric and jejunal feeding.
- Describe the checks required before using an NG or NJ tube.
- Recognise circumstances in which tube use must stop.
- Demonstrate routine tube care and infection-prevention measures.
- Demonstrate prescribed feeding and flushing procedures in simulation.
- Explain medication precautions and when pharmacist advice is required.
- Recognise complications and follow appropriate escalation routes.
- Document care and identify further learning or supervision needs.
Learning and Assessment
Learning includes tutor-led discussion, clinical scenarios, equipment demonstrations and supervised simulated practice.
Successful completion requires achievement of the course’s knowledge-assessment requirements and an individual practical assessment. Feedback identifies strengths, learning needs and any further supervised practice required.
Certification
Successful learners receive a Clarivive MedInsight Ltd certificate recording completion of the course and its required assessments.
The learning supports continuing professional development through knowledge, practical learning and reflection. The certificate records achievement in the training setting; workplace practice remains subject to assessed competence, local policies and appropriate authorisation.
Recommended Refresher
Clarivive MedInsight recommends refresher training every 12 months, or sooner following changes in practice, identified learning needs, employer requirements or an extended period of non-practice.
What does the course cover?
•Understanding NG and NJ Feeding
•Person-Centred Care and Professional Responsibilities
•NG Tube Position and Checks Before Use
•NJ Tube Position and Displacement Awareness
•Infection Prevention and Daily Tube Care
•Preparing and Delivering Prescribed Feeds
•Hydration, Flushing and Tube Patency
•Medicines Through NG and NJ Tubes
•Recognising and Responding to Complications
•Documentation, Handover and Escalation
•Supervised Practical Skills
•Assessment, Feedback and Reflection
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