CNA - Topic 24 - Nutrition

why should residents not eat excess fat?

can clog the arteries

protein

helps heal and repair tissues

What position for eating?

upright/fowlers/semi-fowlers. NEVER flat

If a resi dent loses interest in eating, what can that relate to?

his ability to detect odor

Alzheimers residents and eating:

like to walk around and eat

How are liquids measured?

cc/mL, 25%/50%/64%/100%

how much liquids do you need in 24 hours

2000 cc

dehydration

not enough liquids in body. Influenza

Edema

too much fluid in lower extremities

fluid overload

too much fluid stays in the body (ex. CHF)

Fluid restritions

cannot drink over a certain amt per the Dr’s order or 1500 mL a day for dialysis

Clear liquid diet

CLD = popsicle

Liquid diet

coffee, tea, sherbet, ice cream

If you dehydrated, what is a way to have extra fluids?

constipation or influenza or dark urine

how often to give water?

between every few bites to avoid constipation

Low sodium

fruit

Clear liquid

popsicle

High fiber

wheat bread/ whole grain cereal/oatmeal

What should a good diet consist of?

Vitamins and Minerals

sodium

restricts in a person who has HTN (hypertention)

potassium

ppl with CHF need to replenish this because it is expelled when you use the restaraunt

Vitamin A

Eyes, cataracts and glaucoma

Vitamin C

immune system, flu

Vitamin E

skn system, ulcter

Vitamin D

bones, osteporosis

PEG tube

tube feed in the stomach

Naso-gastric tube

tube feed through the noes and down into the stomach

• HOB MUST be elevated + risk for aspiration

how do you do a gown removal with an IV

• keep IV solution higher than the site

• through the solution through the sleeve