STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Perform nutritional assessment of classmate

 II.     Perform nutritional assessment of clinical patient

 III.    Determine when supplementation or total parenteral nutrition is needed (TPN)

 IV.     Determine when drug therapy may necessitate diet changes

 V.      Discuss dietary modifications for fever and infections

 VI.     Present a case study in nutritional support for:  the surgery patient and the burn patient.

 VII.    Discuss nutritional problems of dysphagia

 VIII.   Present a case study in nutritional support for:  hiatal hernia, gastric exclusion, and dumping syndrome.

 IX.     Discuss problems of diverticulosis

 X       Prepare a case study in nutritional support for:  malabsorption syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, and celiac disease

 XI.     Discuss dietary treatment of gall bladder disease

 XII.    Present a case study of nutritional support for:  liver disease and pancreatic disease.

 XIII.   Discuss dietary regulation of hypoglycemia

 XIV.    Present a case study in nutritional support for:  the diabetic child ¿ IDDM and the diabetic adult ¿ NIDDM

 XV.     Discuss dietary modifications for galactosemia

 XVI.    Discuss dietary modifications for PKU.

 XVII.   Present a case study in nutritional support for:  atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, congestive heart disease, cardio-vascular accident, cardio pulmonary disease.

 XVIII.  Discuss dietary modification for renal calculi

 XIX.    Present a case study in nutritional support for:  acute renal failure, dialysis, and renal transplant

 XX      Discuss problems of anorexia

 XXI.    Present a case study in nutritional support for:  optimum oral nutrition and cachexia

 XXII.   Discuss the continuum of nutrition from pregnancy to lactation through infancy

 XXIII.  Present a case study in nutritional support for:  complications of pregnancy, lactation, and infancy

 XXIV.   Discuss common dietary problems years between infancy and adulthood

 XXV.    Present a case study in nutritional support for:  preschool and teens

 XXVI.   Discuss nutritional needs of maturity for minimizing deteriorative disease

 XXVII.  Present a case study in nutritional support for aging

 XXVIII. Prepare a mini-case study of hospital patient on therapeutic diet for one of the disease states in 2.2 to 2.11:  etiology and pathogenesis of disease, nutritional assessment, computerized diet analysis, and site appropriate documentation/ assessment /analysis for use as defense in a malpractice suit as

 XXIX.   appropriate for their placement.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Nutritional Assessment:  Nutritional Assessment.

 II.     Nutrition Care Strategies:  Nutrition and Drug Therapy, Nutrition for Stress, Disorders of the Upper GI Tract, Disorders of the Intestine, Disorders of the Accessory Organs, Endocrine Disorders, In-born Errors of Metabolism, Cardio-vascular Disorders, Disorders of the Kidney, Nutrition and the Cancer Patient, Nutrition for Mother and Infant, Nutrition for Child and Teen, and Nutrition for the Later Years.

 III.    Case Study of Clinical Patient:  Case Study of Hospital Patient.