Question

Discuss common foods with high risk of foodborne illnesses and nursing interventions to reduce risk.

Provide your discussion with one supporting article in APA format.

Answer 1

Answer: Foods such as raw meat, raw egg, pork etc. are the common foods that are high risk of foodborne illness and diseases. There is major risk of food poisoning if the food that is being eaten is not cooked properly as contaminated with lots of bacteria and viruses. Not only this but food illness can also occurs with the chemicals present in the food such as preservatives etc.

The contaminated food enters in our digestive system and hence causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea etc. Nurse should educate patient about the consumption of the food which is properly washed and cooked. Nursing interventions includes the steps involved in taking care of the patient who have been already got sick due to food poisoning. Nurse should inform patient about the food intake which can reduce the risk. Washing foods properly, hands before eating food, avoiding foods that contains preservatives etc. can minimise the level of risk in people.