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Quality of Care42 CFR §483.25(g)(4)-(5)
F0693 — Tube Feeding Management/Restore Eating Skills
F0693 requires appropriate management of enteral (tube) feeding, including proper technique, monitoring for complications, and efforts to restore oral eating ability where clinically appropriate rather than defaulting to prolonged tube feeding.
Common Deficiency Examples
- Tube feeding administered inconsistent with physician order or professional standard
- Complications (aspiration risk, site infection) not monitored or addressed
- No documented evaluation of potential to return to oral feeding
- Feeding rate/positioning protocol not followed
What Your Plan of Correction Needs
F0693 PoCs should address both the technical care and the restoration-of-function angle:
Clinical factsspecific technique or monitoring gap
Immediate actionclinical correction and physician/dietitian consult
Systemic fixcompetency verification for tube feeding staff and periodic oral-feeding-potential evaluation
Monitoring plantube feeding administration observation audits at a defined frequency
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