RE: 2nd try ?skill nephrostomy tube

[Brenda Chance]

A peg tube flushed q shift would not necessarily mean skilled care.  It would be based on the fluid and/or caloric intake being receiving via the peg.   If you are only flushing the tube and doing nothing else with it, then I would say no.    Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 2nd try ?skill nephrostomy tube   It’s seems we have caused some confusion with our question.  Let me ask another way.   Does the presence of a nephrostomy tube in a resident, which is only flushed every shift, constitute skilled care, like a peg tube feeding or iliostomy would?  Or is this considered a basic care item, as family members can be trained to care for it, as in a foley catheter, and it not require the skilled services of a nurse?   Thanks