Nutritional Needs
Gradually decrease throughout adulthood as a result of age-related changes
Caloric Needs
Minimal required fluid intake
1.5 Liters
Sitting in high Fowler position while eating and for 30 minutes afterwards is helpful because it decrease what?
Indigestion
Name this Nursing Diagnosis:
Weaker gag reflex; decreased esophageal peristalsis; relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter; reduced stomach motility
Risk for Aspiration
Limiting this dietary intake to less than 30% of total calories consumed is a good practice for older adults.
Fat Intake
Water makes up how much of the body weight for older adults
50% or less
related to a variety of conditions, including medication side effects, inactivity, physical illness, or age-related changes, such as decreased taste and smell sensations, reduced production of the hormone leptin, and gastric changes that cause satiation with smaller volumes of food intake
Anorexia
Mouthwashes with high alcohol content can be too harsh for older mouths. How should the nurse intervene?
Dilute the commercial mouthwash with water (half and half)
Postmenopausal women should have a daily intake of at least 1,000 mg of.....
Calcium
Lost of this specific fluid results in decreased total body fluid.
Intracellular fluid
The incidence of this increases with age and can take several forms, such as difficulty moving food from the mouth to the esophagus, down the esophagus, or from the esophagus into the stomach.
Dysphagia
1) Maintain a strict record of intake and output.
2) Closely monitor vital signs, urine specific gravity, skin turgor, mental status.
These are nursing interventions to improve what condition in the older adult client
Fluid volume deficit or overload
Reducing this substance is advised, NOT mandatory for women
Alcohol
Encourage fluids in older adults patients to prevent...
Dehydration or fluid volume deficit
Common problem among older persons because of slower peristalsis, inactivity, side effects of drugs, and a tendency toward less fiber and fluid in the diet.
Constipation
Educating older adult clients about proper supplement and vitamin intake reduces what
Possible adverse effects due to high doses
Factors that may cause older adults to consume less fluid
Age-related reductions in thirst sensations
Fear of incontinence (physical condition and lack of toileting opportunities
Lack of accessible fluids
Inability to obtain or drink fluids independently
Lack of motivation
Altered mood or cognition
Nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal distress
The above are all signs of what in a older adult patient
Malnutrition
Decreased colonic peristalsis reduced sensation for signal to defecate
Risk for infection related to the risk of gallstone formation