Basic Nutrients
Main energy source
Carbohydrates
Name 2 Factors Affecting Nutrition
Culture and religion
Finances and food access
MyPlate includes
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Fairy
Protein
When is Enteral Nutrition used?
Used when GI tract works but oral intake is inadequate.
What are the 5 types of diets?
Regular diet
Clear liquid diet
Full liquid diet
Pureed/mechanical soft diets
Dysphagia diets
Growth and tissue repair
Proteins
Name three Factors that can Affect Nutrition
Illness and medications
Age and lifestyle
Depression and stress
Adults should exercise at least
150 minutes per week
What are examples of Enteral Nutrition?
NG-tube
NJ-tube
G-tube
J-Jube
GJ-tube
What are 3 foods of a Clear liquid diet?
water, broth, gelatin
Energy storage and vitamin absorption
Fats
What Disorders does the patient restrict eating and has a fear of weight gain.
Anorexia nervosa
Exercise helps, what?
preserve muscle mass and bone density
X-Ray
pH levels
Dysphagia diets includes, what?
thickened liquids
support metabolism and body functions
Vitamins and minerals
Disorders of Binge eating followed by purging
Bulimia nervosa
Vitamin K foods decrease,____________ effectiveness
warfarin
What are some aspiration precautions?
Fowler's position during feeding.
Checking residual per MD orders
Keep head of bed elevated 30-60 minutes after feeding.
Who does the nurse refer a patient to for a swallow evaluation after a stroke?
Speech Therapist
essential for hydration and cellular function.
Water
Disorder of repeated binge eating without purging
Binge-eating disorder
Grapefruit juice can increase or decrease medication levels.
increase
What do you monitor for?
aspiration, diarrhea, and tube clogging
Why would a patient be placed on a Pureed/mechanical soft diet?
For chewing or swallowing difficulties