This module on tube feedings is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who work in long-term care. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives are then provided. A brief discussion follows of the care and feeding of the patient with a nasogastric tube or gastrostomy tube, including the principles of insertion of a nasogastric tube and the administration of nourishment and/or medications via nasogastric or ostomy routes, and considerations and suggestions for resident care. This discussion is intended for use as a lecture or participant reading. Other contents include a vocabulary exercise, charts of oral nutritional supplements and common medications for skin irritation, and a worksheet, all of which are suitable for reproduction for use as handouts. (YLB)