Care of Nutrition

Created by: Beckyrose
Created on: 19-02-14 05:21

What factors may affect Nutrition?

Growth & development, gender ethnicity & culture, beliefs about food, preferences, religious practices, lifestyle, economics, meds & health, psychological factors

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What are some complications of Malnutrition

Impaired immunity (sepsis), wound healing, GI, cardiac & resp function, thermoregulation, apathy & depression, atrophic skin leading to pressure injuries

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What nursing interventions can be used for someone who is malnourished?

Collab & adhere w. preferences, assist w. meals & drinks, educate & evaluate for specials needs, meds, aids, diets and treatment, identify allergies, monitor & record weight & bsl, implement feeds (oral/enteral/gastro) dietitian consultation

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What are causes of Dysphagia?

Aging, cerebral palsy, stroke, demetia, huntingtons, brain & throat truama, meds

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What are problems associated w. Dysphagia?

Coughing, choking, may need oral suctioning, sputum, pain, taking longer than 30 mins to complete a meal, drooling & oral pooling, aspiration pneumonia, dehydration

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NGT - Nasogastric tube: short term

Short term, thorat surgery because throat will heal, trauma, eating disorders

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PEG: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastromy: long term

Long term, dysphagic, probs w. digestions, major throat surgery, goes straight into stomach

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If you test aspirated content of a NGT what are you testing for? And what does it mean if its milky looking?

Testing for PH, if milky may indicate increased alkalinity - must make sure that the PH is not too acidic.

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What are some safety considerations of a NGT?

Pulmonary aspiration, tube occlusion & displacement, GI & metabolic disturbances

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What is the normal Blood Glucose reading for ECU?

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When would you monitor BSLs?

To assist in measuring BGL for diabetes, to determine Hyperglycemia or Hypoglycemia, to determine cause for loss of consciousness

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