NUTRITION

RNSG 2539

Health Care Concepts 4

Concept –NUTRITION

Concept Definition

Nutrition is the process, by which the body ingests, absorbs, transports, uses, and eliminates nutrients and foods. (NC)

Exemplars:

Critically ILL

Renal Diet(s)

Pancreatic Diet

Liver Diet(s)

Parenteral Nutrition

Objectives

  1. Discuss the nutrition assessment process including: the physical and psychological

assessment, family history, medications, and appropriate diagnostics of individuals that are experiencing inadequate nutritional findings.

  1. Explain the correlation between the listed exemplars to the concept of nutrition (including compromised antecedents, deficit measurement in attributes, a list of negative consequences, and the interrelated concepts which may be involved).
  2. Identify conditions that place an individual at risk for the imbalance leading to a compromised concept(s) resulting in the need for a special diet related to the listed exemplars .
  3. Apply the nursing process with collaborative interventions for individuals who are critically ill and require the nutritional intake listed as an exemplar.

Assignments

Review the following content from previous courses

  • Nutrition Concept Analysis Diagram
  • Giddens Chapter 13

Written Assignment

Pancreatitis

  • Review the following website via the National Institute of Health and provide a written paragraph concerning how this information would be useful for a patient with Pancreatitis – focus on nutritional needs.

Student answer should include following; Example; The NIH website provides; explanation of pancreas function(enzymes and insulin) basic graphics included, explanation of pancreatitis; symptoms-systemic affects-possible genetic linkage diagnostics blood work etc. Treatment including medication- nutritional management-surgery-healthy living, material easy to understand provided in English & Spanish.

Cirrhosis

  • Answer the following questions:
  1. Describe the pathology associated with liver cirrhosis.
  2. Identify 3 pre-existing conditions that may lead to cirrhosis of the liver.
  3. List early symptoms that often go undetected that may indicate liver disease.
  4. Identify 3 common nursing diagnoses pertinent for the patient with liver cirrhosis

Readings/Viewings

Internet

See Blackboard for further reading assignment

Content Outline:

  1. Nutritional assessment associated
  2. Cirrhosis
  3. Pancreatitis
  4. Clinical findings associated with exemplars
  5. Identification of associated antecedents to exemplars
  6. Associated nursing process
  7. Collaborative care
  8. Management of nutrition and associated care
  9. Patient and discharge teaching
  10. Pharmacology associated with exemplars
  11. Interrelated concepts

J: Level IV Concepts/Syllabus 201711/11/16

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