Nutrients
The nutrient responsible for building and repairing body tissue. Assists with healing.
What is protein?
A unit of energy measurement.
What is a calorie?
Three senses that lead to decreased appetite in the elderly.
What are vision, smell and taste?
A diet order common to patients with heart disease, kidney disease, or high blood pressure.
What is a Low Sodium Diet?
Involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive system that moves food.
What is peristalsis?
The nutrient that supplies fuel for the body's energy needs.
What is a carbohydrate?
Half of your plate should consist of this food group.
What are fruits and vegetables?
A religion that prohibits shellfish and non-kosher meats such as pork, and requires special utensils for food preparation.
What is the Conservative Jewish faith?
What a low protein diet?
When fluid intake exceeds fluid output.
What is edema?
The nutrient that is the source of stored energy, conserves body heat, and holds the kidneys in place.
What is fat?
What are three cups?
Can increase edema when eaten.
What is salt?
What is a low fat/low cholesterol diet?
Ice craving or compulsive eating of ice.
What is pagophagia?
Zinc, iron, calcium, and magnesium are examples.
What are minerals?
Calories that provide fuel, but not nutrients.
What are empty calories?
Special diet consisting of creamed soup, pudding, and coffee with creamer.
What is a full liquid diet?
The acronym NCS stands for this.
What is no concentrated sweets?
Fluids administered through a vein.
What are parenteral fluids?
These four vitamins are not eliminated in urine and feces, like vitamins B and C, but are stored in body fat.
What are vitamins A, D, E, and K?
The amount of protein needed each day by a middle-aged adult.
What is 5-5.5 ounces?
The first thing you do before setting the resident's tray on their overbed table.
What is checking the diet card on the tray?
1. Diet that consists of soft foods, but food choices are not limited, only the texture is changed.
2. Diet that does not require a resident to chew his/her food. Food is blended or ground into a paste.
What is a mechanical diet? and What is a pureed diet?
Liquid formula administered into the stomach through a tube by a licensed nurse.
What is an enteral feeding?