Cardinal Health Kangaroo Joey Administration Manual

07-01-037
Administration of Enteral Feeding using Kangaroo Joey Pump (EZ Mode)
SUPPLIES:
Formula
Kangaroo Joey pump
Kangaroo Joey feeding set (feeding bag)
Backpack (if applicable) or IV pole
60 cc. syringe for flushing

PROCEDURE:

1. Gather supplies and equipment. Clean work area.
2. Perform hand hygiene.
3. Place Kangaroo Joey pump on a stable surface or attach it to the IV pole using the pole clamp.
NOTE: If using the IV pole, it is important to secure the pump 6 inches or less from feeding bag.
4. Remove Kangaroo feeding bag with tubing from package.
5. Fill the bag with the proper amount of formula and close bag securely at the top
6. Turn pump on. The pump screen will display PRIOR SETTINGS. For your first home dose, press
CLEAR SETTINGS key. After initial home dose you will press KEEP SETTINGS key. The pump
screen will display LOAD A SET.
7. Open the blue transparent door on the top of the pump.
8. Load the set into the pump by grasping finger tab on the set valve and inserting it into the pump
valve slot (as illustrated on top of pump). Grasp the black ring retainer and stretch the tubing
counterclockwise around the pump rotor. Lower the black retainer into the slot (as illustrated on
top of pump). Close the blue transparent door when the tubing is in place. The pump screen will
display SET LOADED.
9. Press PRIME on the menu bar. Then press AUTO PRIME. The pump will automatically prime
the tubing. When tubing is fully primed, the screen will display AUTO PRIME COMPLETE. You
may press and hold PRIME key until tubing is fully primed. Then press DONE. To discontinue
priming, press STOP to cancel AUTO PRIME.
10. The Kangaroo Joey pump will be preset in EZMODE. In EZMODE, the only setting that can be
adjusted is the FEED RATE. To change the rate (ml/hour), press ADJUST FEED, then press  key
to set the prescribed rate. (Rates range from 1 ml/hr – 400 ml/hr). Press ENTER key to save the
prescribed rate.
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