Nutrition

Question 1

What are the biochemical inits of nutrients?

Answer 1

• BMR
• Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)
• Nutrients

Question 2

What are the 2 types of vitamins and what are they essential for?

Answer 2

• Water Soluble or Fat soluble
• Metabolism

Question 3

What are some environmental factors to nutrition?

Answer 3

• Readily available
• Lifestyle
• Work
• Cost
• No exercise opportunity

Question 4

What nutritional factors are present for adults?

Answer 4

• Slow metabolism
• Oral health changes
• GI changes
• Chronic illness
• Activity
• Meds
• Cognitive impairment

Question 5

What are some food preferences?

Answer 5

• Hot/cold sensitivity
• Wet/Dry
• Some ethnicities are more likely to have GI/nutritional related issues

Question 6

What is the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

Answer 6

• Acceptable range of quantities of vitamins and minerals for all age groups and genders

Question 7

What’re the types of acute care?

Answer 7

Advancing Diets
- Physician Orders
- Immunity

Promoting Appetite
- Oral Hygiene
- Mealtimes
- Assisting with meals

Question 8

What are the hospital diets?

Answer 8

• NPO
• Clear Liquid
• Full Liquid
• Dysphagia
• Mechanical Soft
• Soft/low residue
• High Fiber
• Low Sodium
• Low Cholesterol
• Diabetic
• Gluten Free
• Heart Healthy
• Renal
• Regular