The Lowdown on Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition – Supporting PINNT HAN Awareness 2017

Ever find yourself scratching your head about the terms people use in relation to feeding? New to it and confused? On one type, but not sure of the other? We’ve put together this table to help drill down some specifics… Click on the highlighted terms to read the definition as well as our lived library entries. Lots more info can be found at PINNT too.

	Enteral Nutrition	Parenteral Nutrition
Definition	Passing through the intestinal tract	Occurring outside of the intestinal tract
Acronyms / Alt Names Used	EN, HEN, Tube Feeding	PN, HPN, TPN
Device(s)	NG/NJ tube (short-term) G tube G/J tube J tube	Hickman line (or alternative Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Portacath/PORT PICC (short-term)
Term for Site on Body	Stoma	Exit Site
Where on Body	Abdomen (except naso-tubes)	Chest
Type of Nutrition	Formula	Infusion
Delivery System	G tube: Pump / Bolus J tube: Pump	Pump
Procedure / Technique	Clean / Sterile	Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT)