NURS2741 — Nutrition Concepts for Nursing
NURS 2741 - Nutrition Concepts for Nursing NURS 2741 - Nutrition Concepts for Nursing 1 Credits Introduces the role of the nurse in promoting and supporting nutritional health. Emphasis is on the role of nutrition in health promotion, prevention of illness, recovery from acute illness and/or management of chronic illness. Students learn to access evidence to support healthy nutritional choices that reduce risk factors for disease and/or illness across the lifespan. Students explore how culture, ethnicity, socio-economic status, nutritional trends, genetics and integrative therapies influence the nutritional health of the client. Major Content Areas Nurses’ role in promoting nutritional health for self, patients, and communities Sources and functions of essential nutrients Nutritional assessment, the nutritional care team, and patient-centered care Cultural, socio-economic, and legal factors that influence nutrition Caring for special nutrition-related considerations including food allergies, special diets Nutritional considerations for enteral and parenteral feedings Nutritional health, therapeutic diets and their influences on disease: a systems perspective Nutrition, malnutrition, and weight management through the lifespan Learning