Jerry Huang, a male patient underwent a surgical procedure for an inflammatory intestinal disease. A small part of his intestine was removed, and he was on total parenteral nutrition before surgery; he continued on TPN after surgery for about ten days; then, he started on enteral nutrition which delivered very small feedings (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012).
This patient was obviously too sick to eat food by mouth to provide the energy for the body to work. However, this illness interfere with this patient digestion and absorption of nutrient, and that is one reason why this person was on TPN (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012). Long term parenteral nutrition was required prior to surgery and then after the surgery (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012). This person requirement
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Enteral feeding are preferred over parenteral feeding because it causes less complications; most importantly it costs less money and it can be used for a longer period (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012). If a person has a poor intake of food, then he can have bolus enteral feeding to help maintain and he can get the nutrients he needs to sustain a healthy lifestyle.
This health care team have to make sure that this patient have normal GI functioning, and they have to make sure that this resident pass gas or they can check for bowel sounds to make sure that this person is ready to make the transition before he can start enteral feeding (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012). As soon as this person starts with oral feeding, Clear liquid diet will be given first, then gradually the intestine will able to accept solid food. Once the patient is able to consume enough nutrients, then parenteral feeding will be discontinued (DeBruyne & Pinna,
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A person who has a G- tube can have a normal lifestyle so as an individual with a nasogastric tube. Medical personnel will teach people on how to replace a g-tube or nasogastric tube (DeBruyne & Pinna, 2012). G- tube bolus feedings are the easiest and simplest way. However, for intermittent feeding; it is a little different. The delivery rate is slower, and it runs for a longer period, and sometime the insurance company will not pay for the formulas (DeBruyne & Pinna,
A Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was completed on Anne. The MNA is a tool used to provide a rapid assessment of elderly patients’ nutritional status. The MNA is made up of simple measurements and a few brief questions that can be completed by the patient in no more than ten minutes. The nutritional status of a patient is evaluated using a two-step process to accurately determine a patient’s nutritional status (McGee
or soft forms of their diet. It was found that approximately one-half of the patients in
Diverticular disease is a disease that is caused by the low amount of fiber consumption, straining of bowel movements, and constipation that occurs over a long period of time (Peaston). The straining of bowel movements can cause small pouches or sacs called diverticula to form, which is called colonic diverticulosis. A person is not diagnosed with diverticular disease when diverticula forms in their colon, but when the diverticula causes lower abdominal pain (Peaston). 10 to 25 percent of Americans who are diagnosed with diverticular disease developed diverticulitis, a more serious stage of diverticular disease (Meerscharet). Diverticulitis occurs when the diverticula is infected by bacteria or is inflamed and requires immediate medical surgery (Peaston).
Provide muscle energy, fuel for the nerve system, the fat metabolism and protect the protein to been used as energy
Nutrition, I have learned plays a big part in our life. To be honest I was clueless about how much nutrition affected our everyday lives. I love going to the gym working out, now that I know what should go into my diet I think I will see a lot more improvement. I occasionally follow the latest diet fads because I believed it would be better for my health, but in turn it really hurt more than it helped! This Diet Analysis project has been extremely useful course because I can personally relate to it and can use much of the information learned to my daily routines. The Diet Analysis project was a real eye opener because it let me see what exactly I was putting into my diet.
Proper nutrition is important in maintaining a long and healthy life. Most Americans are rushed due to their busy work schedules, and do not take the time to plan their diets properly. Like me, most Americans are unaware of the importance of eating a healthy diet and consume too many foods without the proper nutrients. Throughout my life I have been fortunate. I have not had any major health problems, and have been able to consume most foods without having to worry about gaining weight. These last two years, however, I started to gain weight and have become concerned with my diet. Changing my poor eating habits has been difficult for me, however, having this assignment has taught me that it is not as difficult as I previously imagined.
Nutrition and physical activity are important aspects as they improve health and reduce chronic diseases. In June of this year my family physician placed me on a doctor assisted weight loss program that enabled me to eat my favorite foods but in appropriate proportions and in heathier ways. The best part about Supertracker is that it gives me wonderful tools to support me in understanding and meeting my goals. Once I created a profile through Supertracker I was provided a personal plan to follow including the amount of grains, vegetables, fruits, and protein I needed to be successful. For three consecutive days, I entered my food and activity intake into Supertracker and was able to analyze the excesses and deficiencies
4. Enterostomy: Includes gastrostomy or jejunostomy- here feeding tube is inserted directly into stomach or jejunum either endoscopically or surgically and brought out through the peritoneal cavity. Complications include displacement or infection. It is often preferred in patients requiring nutritional support for more than a month.
The patient may no longer be able to orally take in food, and the artificial means of feeding may worsen the patient’s quality of life. The concept of food cessation is often difficult for the patient’s friends and family to understand and accept, especially because food is essential to life, and eating is a sociocultural experience. Family must be reminded that to feed the patient may do more harm than good. However, until the time that oral intake stops, nurses must be providing other ways to increase the patient’s nutrient intake. The performance of symptom assessments and the development of plans of care should begin at the time of diagnosis and continue throughout the remainder of the patient’s life. These assessments and plans of care are both critical to preventing the onset of early malnutrition and to maintaining the patient’s quality of
Breastfeeding has been a widely used source of nutrition since the early days of mankind, though during the late nineteenth century, formula began to become a replacement (“Breastfeeding in public” 1). There are different forms of providing nutrients for infants, which include breastfeeding, pumping, and instant formula (“Breastfeeding in public” 1). In
Since we have been learning about nutrition in class, our task was to record a food log. Nutrition requires a well-balanced diet containing nutrient and vitamins like amino acids and fatty acids. Over the past seven days I have been recording and have been looking very carefully at my intake of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and fats. In our task, the objective was to record the basic foods we ate during the period of seven, but it did not require recording every single detail or our intake of food. Doing this food log was a pain and it was disturbing because I never wrote about what I ate like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or additional meals. I found this food log useful because it helped me learn what I can change in my intake of foods to make my diet healthy and to see what about my diet is affecting me from being healthy because I could affect me in the future.
...nent. Furthermore, I can already tell that this is not a black and white issue, as most are not, so it will be interesting to begin researching this issue and learning more about it so that I can say that I am opposed to force feeding patients with anorexia or that I am opposed to it except under certain conditions and circumstances. The question still remains, however, is forced feeding anorexic patients humane and helpful with treatment? As with my friend, I strongly believe that it was in no way beneficial to her and only hindered her progress toward recovery, so I consider this not humane and certainly not helpful with a patient’s treatment. However, I do realize there may be times when it is in the patient’s best interest to be force fed, although the decision should not be made by a doctor or a judge, but by the patient or someone who knows the patient best.
feeding tube. In essence you are dead. Your body is no longer able to sustain
only tiny bits of food, never enough food for a meal (Kelley). This condition is an
Proper nutrition is one of the most essential elements to being healthy and living a long life. People deal with food every day, and food has been a part of life since the beginning of civilization. What we eat becomes our diet, and our diet plays a major role in deciding how healthy we are and how well our body functions. Without proper diet, our body cannot carry out the functions it needs to perform. Most people have some common knowledge on what is good and what is bad for the human body to consume. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains are some common items people think of when they think of healthy foods. However, it is not enough just to know what foods are good for your body, it is also important to understand why certain foods are good for you and what they do to help the body function.