ENTERAL Vs. PARENTERAL nutrition💉🩺 🍴 Enteral Nutrition Inserted directly into the stomach or GI tract (NG tube, PEG tube, J tube) Enteral = Eat (food goes right into the stomach) Used when the GI tract is functional but the patient cannot consume food by mouth 💉 Parenteral Nutrition Administered through an IV, PICC, or central line. Parenteral = Peripheral (bypasses the GI tract) When the GI tract doesn’t absorb, process, or function properly #nursingschool #nurseinthemaking #studentnurse #B