CH-N Nutrition
A short summary in PICUlearn's own words. The original wording is in the publisher's document.
- N1 Nasogastric or orogastric tube insertion and position checks
- N2 Supported nasojejunal tube insertion
- N3 Growth measurements and nutritional history
- N4 Measuring gastric residual volumes
- N5 Preparing and giving parenteral nutrition
- N6 Capillary blood glucose testing
- N7 Helping dependent patients to eat
- N8 Meal ordering with families respecting beliefs and needs
- N9 Indications and contraindications for feeding routes
- N10 Role of nutrition during illness
- N11 Nutritional status and morbidity
- N12 Feed intolerance physiology and signs
- N13 Monitoring and risks of parenteral nutrition
- N14 Glucose control and dysglycaemia, especially neonates
- N15 Feed types, storage and dietitian plans
- N16 Supporting breastfeeding and expressing mothers
- N17 Timely feeding using dietitian or out-of-hours protocols
- N18 Nutritional assessment on admission and follow-up
- N19 Coordinating suitable food orders with team and family
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Course modules
Videos
- Overview of Pediatric Nutritional NeedsDr. Penelope NealVideo
- Nasogastric Tube Placement by S. Hamilton | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- NG (Nasogastric) Tube Insertion Techniques (Nursing Skills)NURSINGcomVideo
- Pediatric NG Tube Placement/Verification Video for ProfessionalsASPENVideo
- Parenteral Nutrition: Indications and Practical Applications by K. Ariagno, et al. | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Practice & Skills: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition - Fundamentals of Nursing | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Pediatric NG Tube Placement/Verification Video for CaregiversASPENVideo
- Evidence in Nutrition Practice: Global Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units - Channel ONEBaxter Non-Promotional Medical Education HubVideo
- Managing Hyperglycemia in Parenteral NutritionSCCMVideo
- NG Tube Education: How to Check Placement of an NG TubeChildren's Hospital ColoradoVideo
- NG Tube Education: How to Place an NG TubeChildren's Hospital ColoradoVideo
- Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition NeedsAmanda Haney [Legro] MS RD CNSCVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- A Mixed Lipid Emulsion for Prevention of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of Pediatrics, 2018Guideline or evidence
- Guideline: updates on the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and childrenWorld Health Organization, 2013Guideline or evidence
- Expert consensus‑based clinical practice guidelines for nutritional support in the intensive care unit: the French Intensive Care Society (SRLF) and the French-Speaking Group of Pediatric Emergency Physicians and Intensivists (GFRUP).French Intensive Care Society (SRLF) / GFRUP, 2025Guideline or evidence
- Nutritional support for children during critical illness: European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations.ESPNIC, 2020Guideline or evidence
- Association between enteral feeding guideline implementation and early enteral nutrition in children with critical bronchiolitis: An uncontrolled before-after study.JPEN (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Tight glycemic control in critically ill pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2018Guideline or evidence
- Nutrition in Critically Ill Children with AKI on Continuous RRT: Consensus Recommendations.Kidney360 (multidisciplinary paediatric nephrology and nutrition expert panel), 2024Guideline or evidence