Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice Nutrition in Nursing 4/24/2017

Nutrition - Implications for health care workers * 07/16/96 Nutrition - Implications for health care workers Keeping ourselves healthy Field is rapidly changing and growing Clients need information to make better food choices Nutrition affects many diseases 4/24/2017 *

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Food Choices for your client 4/24/2017

Current Influences on Nutrition Changing society Changing lifestyle of the American family Changing consumer Influencing in health care including the client as a member wellness programs HMO’s 4/24/2017

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Dietary Guidelines Eat less cholesterol and fat especially saturated fat recommendations 30% of total calories come from fat <10% of total calories come from saturated fat 4/24/2017

Dietary Guidelines Eat a variety of foods Maintain healthy body weight Eat more vegetables, grains and breads Eat less sugar and sodium 4/24/2017

The Food Guide Pyramid The pyramid has variety, emphasizes moderation and proportion Largest part of the pyramid is bread, cereal, rice and pasta (6-11 servings) Next is fruit and vegetable, fruit (2-4 servings) vegetable (3-5 servings) Then milk, meats, poultry, fish, nuts and beans (2-3 servings) Lastly fats, oils and sweets - use sparingly 4/24/2017

Recommended Daily Allowances RDA Guide as to how much nutrients the body needs Developed during a war time nutrition program Is the only guide that gives us specific nutrient, calorie recommendations based on age and sex Evaluates the nutritional value food has 4/24/2017

Food Pyramid Lets look at the 2011 food pyramid. What do you see? www.mypyramid.gov 4/24/2017

Start Reading Labels 4/24/2017

Nutrition density A food that has a high nutrition density has more nutrients per calorie than a food with low density. Example: an orange vs. orange sherbet - there are more vitamins in the orange than in the sherbet 4/24/2017

Factors that Influence Diet Culture Economics Age Media 4/24/2017

Nutrition: The Nursing Process An organized plan for problem solving Has 5 Steps Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Planning Nursing Interventions Evaluation 4/24/2017

Nursing Assessment Gathering Data Objective - what you see and hear * 07/16/96 Nursing Assessment Gathering Data Objective - what you see and hear Subjective - what comes from what the client tells you 4/24/2017 *

Objective data? Subjective data? 4/24/2017

Nursing Diagnosis Involves interpreting data Is a framework for the plan of care that follows Example for nutrition Alteration in Nutrition: less than body requirements 4/24/2017

Planning What are your goals? What should you do for your client? 4/24/2017

Nursing Interventions Refers to nursing action client teaching what are you doing to help your client get better Is goal directed 4/24/2017

Nursing Evaluation What happened to my client? What is the outcome? Did my interventions work? What is the outcome? Were the goals met? 4/24/2017

The Nursing Process Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Planning Nursing Interventions Evaluation 4/24/2017

The Nursing Process and You Assessment – Help too much work, I’m already overwhelmed! Nursing Diagnosis - Anxiety related to time management Intervention - Learning Assessment Tool Evaluation – Finding out what type of learner am I and how best to use my time 4/24/2017