NPO for a reason - deletes cephalic / first digestion phase
Patients eating ice chips will still increase digestive juice production in anticipation of a meal
Restrict to <1 cup of ice chips / day
Interferes with NG tube output math
NPO for a reason - deletes cephalic / first digestion phase
Patients eating ice chips will still increase digestive juice production in anticipation of a meal
Restrict to <1 cup of ice chips / day
Interferes with NG tube output math