THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

Course overview

PATIENTS ARE OFTEN ADMITTED TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES WITH A VARIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) DISORDERS. THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL (UAPS) WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONS OF THE GI, OR DIGESTIVE, SYSTEM. IT WILL ALSO EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF THE GI SYSTEM AS IT PERTAINS TO OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THIS COURSE WILL COVER THE TYPES OF TUBES USED FOR TUBE FEEDINGS AND THEIR ROUTINE CARE, AND IT WILL EXAMINE THE COMMON COMPLICATIONS OF CONSTIPATION AND DIARRHEA. THIS ACTIVITY IS INTENDED FOR THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA).