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Factors Affecting Nutrition
Essential Nutrients
Ethnicity and Culture
Nutritional Assessment
Alternate Feeding Methods
100
People in rapid periods of growth have increased needs for nutrients
What is development?
100
Sugars, starches, and fibers are examples of these.
What are carbohydrates?
100
Dietary laws govern the preparation and eating of food
What is Jewish Heritage?
100
Height, weight, BMI
What is anthropometric data?
100
Provided when a patient cannot ingest food or the upper GI tract is impaired and transport to the small intestine is interrupted.
What is enteral feeding?
200
Not being able to afford nutrient rich foods
What is low socioeconomic status?
200
Meat, fish, poultry, dairy, and eggs are examples of these.
What are complete proteins?
200
Foods are served at meals in a specific order; each region has it's own traditional diet.
What is Chinese Heritage?
200
Measurement of the subcutaneous tissue of the tricep.
What is a skinfold test?
200
Used for patients that have decreased level of consciousness, poor gag reflex, or agitation that will result in risk for aspiration.
What is a nasointestinal tube?
300
Fad diets, changing one's diet based on the media or popularity;thinking certain foods are a miracle cure.
What is beliefs about food?
300
Glycogen is mostly stored here.
What is the liver and skeletal muscles?
300
Gifts of food are common and should never be rejected; being overweight may be viewed as a positive.
What is African American Heritage?
300
24-hour food recall, food frequency record, food diary, and diet history.
What is Dietary Data?
300
Surgically placed for long-term nutritional support.
What is a gastrostomy tube?
400
Eating while in a hurry; enjoying cooking from scratch; eating around work schedules
What is lifestyle?
400
Provide energy to the body, structure material for body tissues, and regulates body processes
What the major functions of nutrients?
400
Do not eat pork; meats are often skewer roasted or slow simmered
What is Arab Heritage?
400
Dry, flaky skin, brittle nails, pale eyes, swollen, red cracks at the sides of the mouth, decreased reflexes, and muscle wasting are signs of this.
What is malnutrition?
400
IV infusion of dextrose, water, fat, proteins, vitamins,and trace elements.
What is total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?
500
Disturb taste perception, alter appetite, interfere with nutrient absorption or excretion
What is Medication?
500
Fats, oils, and cholesterol
What are lipids?
500
Rice, beans, and tortillas are core foods
What is Mexican Heritage?
500
Activity intolerance, Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, and constipation
What nursing diagnoses for nutritional problems
500
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, pallor, sweating, heart palpitations, increased heart rate, fainting after a feeding are symptoms of this.
What is dumping syndrome?