Diet Consistencies
Name the 4 diet consistencies.
Regular, Mechanical Soft, Dental Soft, Puree
Name the 4 drink consistencies.
Thin, Nectar, Honey, Pudding
Name a meal and the time of day it is served.
Breakfast 7:00
Lunch 11:30
Dinner 5:00
Name two things you would find on a meal card.
Name
Diet
Dislikes
Instructions
Picture
Adaptive equipment
Compensatory strategies
Name a sign of aspiration
Coughing
Red-rimmed or watery eyes
Runny nose
Choking
Gagging
Name a reason someone could not eat regular food.
No teeth
No saliva
Swallowing difficulties
Chewing difficulties
History of dysphagia, aspiration, or choking
How many ounces of liquid do you mix with one small packet of thickener?
4 ounces
Name the purpose of the video during the dietary training.
Food sparks joy.
Who do you call if you have questions regarding the meal or menu?
The kitchen
The dietitian
Silent aspiration
Name the diet that requires slurry.
Dental soft
Ice cream, popsicles, and Jell-O are things that only this consistency can have.
Thin
What was Kaitlin's food memory?
How can you tell what size of scoop you're using?
Look at the circled number on the scoop or the color of the handle
What is silent aspiration?
When someone doesn't cough, choke, or gag to let you know food went into their airway
This diet is known as "minced and moist".
Dental soft
This thickness of drink is usually spoon-fed to clients.
Pudding
Who do you call when someone is choking?
The unit/area nurse
What is the latest time you can contact the kitchen if you're missing something for the meal?
4:30
Why should you encourage the clients to brush their teeth?
It can prevent aspiration from turning into aspiration pneumonia.
Explain how to prepare mechanical soft bread.
Name the consistency between nectar and pudding.
Honey
Name a compensatory strategy.
Alternate bites and sips
Small bites and sips
Chin Tuck/Head Tilt
Cough and swallow
Sit upright
Eat slowly
Before you serve a client's food, what two things do you need to look at to know what to serve?
Find the client's diet on the meal card and compare that to the diet on the menu
Name two things we can do when we suspect aspiration.
Complete a meal assessment
Request a swallow study
Change diet
Change liquids
Change presentation of meals
Add adaptive eating equipment