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I ASKED OUR SPEECH THERAPIST, SHE DOES NOT
THINK IT IS A REG., BUT IS NOT A STARDARD OF CARE AND/OR IS NOT BEST PRACTICE
FOR VARIOUS REASONS, RISK OF ASPIRATION, "FORCE FEEDING" ETC.
By syringe feeding/fluid
administration I mean actually putting food/fluids into a syringe and then
feeding/hydrating the resident with the syringe.
Dorothy Wolfe, BSN, MDS
Coordinator
The Virginia
Home
1101 Hampton St.
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: 804-359-4093
X227
Fax: 804-358-4075
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Sent: Friday, February
13, 2004 7:53 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Syringe
Feedings/Fluid Administration
In a message dated 2/13/2004 12:55:26 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anyone use either of these? I
thought there was a regulation against using them. If there is, can
someone help me find it?
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