Critical Care Nutrition

Quality Improvement Tools

These Tools and Training Kits are a set of protocols/algorithms/flowcharts, etc... that have been developed for your use in your ICU. These will assist in implementing the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Nutritin Support in the Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Ill Adult (CPGs) at your site.

We have attempted to keep the tools evidence based and consistent with the CPGs wherever possible. All other recommendations are "opinion based" only and are based on current practices in some hospitals.

Feel free to download these. Please note that you may need to adapt the protocols/algorithms/flowcharts, etc... to meet your institution's needs. (Right click on the links and 'Save Target As...' to make changes).

Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill: Practice Guidelines	PPT	PDF
Enteral Nutrition Feeding Guideline	Word	PDF
Routes of Nutrition Support Guideline	PPT	PDF
Enteral Nutrition: Guideline for Surgical Procedures	DOC	PDF
Enteral Nutrition: Management of Diarrhea Guideline	PPT	PDF
Placement of Small Bowel Feeding Tubes		PDF
Care and Management of Nasoduodenal Feeding Tubes		PDF
Enteral Nutrition - Problem Solving Guide		PDF
Parenteral Nutrition Guidelines	PPT	PDF
Parenteral Nutrition Pre-Printed Orders		PDF
Head of Bed Elevation Alert Card		PDF
Daily EN Checklist		PDF
Glycemic Control Protocol for Adult Intensive Care Patients: Please adapt the ranges of blood sugars to meet the needs of your site.		PDF
Gastric and Intestinal Feeding Orders (Adult), Kingston General Hospital		PDF
Training Kit for Interactive Workshop (These are handouts that will assist you in conducting an interactive workshop at your site to educate others re: clinical practice guidelines)
Interactive Workshop Handout		PDF
Interactive Workshop Evaluation Form (To be completed by participants of the workshop to assess the intent to change practice		PDF
Template for QI Poster (Use this poster to disseminate the results of your site report by higlighting your strengths and weaknesses and identifying key actionable items	PPT