LPNU 127 - Clinical Nutrition for Nurses

Institution:

New River Community and Technical College

Subject:

License Practical Nursing

Description:

This course builds on the nutritional principles discussed in Principles of Nutrition for Nursing (LPNU 126NR) to focus on specific diet therapy utilized in the treatment of common alterations in health. Content is organized using body systems and disease processes to discuss diet therapy in selected cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal disorders. Dietary considerations for patients with burns, surgical interventions, diabetes mellitus, and cancer are described, including use of dietary supplements, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN). Specific principles of diet therapy for the obstetrical and pediatric patient populations are discussed. The role of the practical nurse in diet therapy and nutritional patient education is stressed. At the end of the course, students complete a comprehensive written and verbal patient education diet teaching project.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newriver.edu

Phone Number:

(304) 929-6736

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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