Nurse Aide 1: Module J

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Women's fist

1 cup ( rice,fruit ,veggies ,cereal ,pasta, bake potato)

Handful

1 ounce (nuts,raisins,small candies)

Thumb

1 ounce or tablespoon (peanut butter, hard cheese)

Thumb tip

1 teaspoon (cooking oil,mayo,butter,sugar)

What does 1 mL equal?

1cc

Dairy

3 cups every day

Palm

3 ounces (meat poultry fish)

1 fluid ounce equals what

30mL

protein

5 1/2 ounces every day

Grains

6 ounces every day

High calorie

Calories increase to 3000 to 4000 daily

Diabetic diet

Dependent upon individual needs calories and carbohydrates carefully controlled bats and proteins regulated

Low-cholesterol

Fat controlled foods low in fat and prepared without adding fat

High iron

Foods high in iron

Edema

If fluid intake is greater then fluid output

NPO

Nothing by mouth

High-protein

Promote tissue healing

Calorie restricted

Promotes weight loss and lowers body fat

Sodium controlled

Sodium(salt) control

Calcium

a mineral that keep bones and teeth strong

Output

amount of fluids eliminated each day

Intake

amount of fluids taken in each day

Force Fluids

medical order for person to drink more fluids

Restrict Fluids

medical order for person to limit fluids taken in

Dehydration

serious situation when a person does not take in enough fluid for the body causing a decrease in amount of water in tissue

Serving Amount

shows the amount that is equal to one serving of a food or beverage

Serving Size

shows the number of servings in a package or container of food or beverage

Nutrition Facts Label

simple tool from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found on all packaged foods and beverages and serves as a guide for making choices that can affect health

Nutrients

substance found in food and fluids that are used by body for growth and maintenance of health

Malnutrition

the lack of proper nutrition because of a lack of food intake, improper diet, or impaired use of food by the body

Fluid Balance

when fluids taken in equal the fluids eliminated

Nutrition

when the body takes in and uses foods and fluids to maintain health

Special Diet (therapeutic diet or modified diet)

- a specific diet ordered for a person because of illness, condition, or preparation for a procedure

Water Soluble Vitamins

Vitamins B, C

Graduate

a measuring device for fluids

Iron

a mineral that helps blood carry oxygen to all parts of the body

Minerals

a nutrient that helps the body function normally

Vitamins

a nutrient that helps the body function normally; body gets majority of vitamins from certain foods; examples are Vitamins A and C

Fats

a nutrient that is a good source of energy and gives flavor to food - 9 Calories

Proteins

a nutrient that is needed by every cell to help grow new tissue and help with tissue repair - 4 Calories

Carbohydrates

a nutrient that supplies energy and helps body use fats - 4 Calories

Aspiration

accidental breathing in of food, fluid, vomit or other object into lungs

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

Advancing a Diet

food is gradually reintroduced to the resident due to surgery, in preparation for a procedure, or illness

2 handfuls

1 ounce (chips,popcorn,pretzels)

vegetables

2 1/2 cups a day

Fruits

2 cups every day

Fat Soluble Vitamins

A, D, E, K


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