ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published November 2016

ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy.

Boullata JI, Carrera AL, Harvey L, et al; ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy Task Force, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 Nov 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Enteral nutrition is provided to patients in a variety of care settings, and errors in the enteral nutrition–use process may lead to safety hazards. Drawing from current evidence, these consensus guidelines recommend best practices to ensure safety of enteral nutrition, including a six-step standardized approach to administering eternal nutrition that involves independent double-checks and automation with forcing functions.

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