Utilizing critical reasoning and the nursing process, the student is expected to:
1. Understand the basic components of the human diet, including:
a. Carbohydrates
b. Proteins
c. Fats
d. Water
e. Vitamins
f. Minerals
2. Describe the function and potential problems of the gastrointestinal (GI) system as related to the nutrition process:
a. Ingestion
b. Digestion
c. Absorption
d. Metabolism
e. Elimination
3. Examine factors affecting nutritional status :
a. Lifestyle factors
b. Cultural factors
c. Economic factors
d. Psychological factors
e. Physiological factors
f. Malnutrition
4. Compare the components of a nutritional assessment:
a. Health and diet history
b. Food diary
c. Physical examination and anthropometric measurements
d. Diagnostic tests
5. Select relevant nutrition-related nursing diagnoses that address physical, psychosocial, and learning needs.
6. Describe interventions to help patients achieve their nutritional goals:
a. Discuss food labeling
b. Developing health dietary patterns: My Plate
c. Utilizing general nutrition teaching to reduce the risk for disease
d. Alternative feeding methods and their potential complications: enteral feedings
e. Medications
7. Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in helping the patient meet the established goals/outcomes
1. Review module objectives.
2. Learning Resources:
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., & Ostendorf, W. R. (2025). Fundamentals of nursing (12th ed.). Elsevier.
Chapter 45 Nutrition, pp. 1185-1239 (Skip Infants Through School-Age, Adolescents, and Young and Middle Adults)
Harding, M. M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., and Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (12th edition). Elsevier Inc.
Chapter 44 Nutritional Problems pp. 1009-1024 (stop at Parenteral Nutrition)
Mosby’s Manual of diagnostic & laboratory tests (recent edition). Elsevier Inc.
3. Complete Critical Thinking Exercises:
Nutrition Student Learning Guide
4. Supplemental Learning:
See Bb
5. Review module objectives and check for knowledge gaps.
6. Go to the Evolve website and review the module content and practice questions.