Diets
Glossary of Terms
Nutrition Safety
Proper Nutrition in Older Adults
Barriers to Adequate Nutrition
100
NPO
What is the diet order when a patient cannot have anything to eat or drink?
100
Lack or loss of appetite for food
What is Anorexia?
100
Most important to decrease the incidence of foodborne illnesses
What is proper handling of food and frequent hand hygiene
100
The most common fluid and electrolyte imbalance in older adults
What is dehydration?
100
Government dietary guideline that can be used to teach patients about proper nutrition
What is My Plate? (www.choosemyplate.gov)
200
Low Sodium 2 gm Na+
What is the diet order for a patient with high blood pressure?
200
Amount of energy required to carry out involuntary activities of the body at rest
What is basal metabolism?
200
Assessment and/or history important to include in providing safe nutrition
What are food allergies?
200
Action to improve nutritional intake
What is regular exercise?
200
An example of a neurological disorder that places the patient at risk for impairment in their swallowing
What is Stroke, Parkinson's disease or Cerebral Palsy?
300
No Concentrated Sweets (NCS)
What is the diet order for diabetics or for weight reduction?
300
Organic compounds (commonly known as sugars and starches) that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; the most abundant and least expensive source of calories in the diet worldwide
What is carbohydrate?
300
Type of supplements the nurse should ask about when taking a nutrition history
What are herbal supplements?
300
Highest percentage of fat for a balanced adult diet
What is 30%?
300
Name one of two socioeconomic factors which impact a patient's nutritional status
What is lack of money or lack of transportation?
400
Mechanical Soft Diet
What is the diet order for patients with chewing and/or swallowing difficulties?
400
Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow
What is dysphagia?
400
How can a nurse help prevent aspiration of food?
What is sitting the patient up high in bed or up in a chair?
400
Decrease in the metabolic rate of older adults results in a need for reduced intake of
What is total calories?
400
Factor in the older adult that can impair their ability to properly chew food
What is loss of teeth or poor fitting dentures?
500
Full Liquid Diet
What is the diet order that includes clear liquids plus milk and dairy products?
500
Vital component of every living cell; composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
What is protein?
500
Juice that can interfere with the metabolism of many medications
What is grapefruit juice?
500
True or False The older adult's diet should contain less recommended protein
What is false?
500
An example of a cognitive disorder that can impact a patient's nutritional status
What is Dementia or Alzheimer's disease?
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