2. You are working with a 32-year-old man who lives alone. He has a demanding job with no time to exercise and eats fast-food most of the time. He has gained 15 lb. over the past 2 years and is concerned about his overall health. What questions should you ask before making any diet or lifestyle recommendations? What diet and lifestyle recommendations might be compatible with his general lifestyle?
32 years is the adult age in which people are very busy with work and job and they can't concentrate on what they eat. Their responsibilities makes them to neglect their diet conscious.
As a nurse before recommending diet have to
After collecting the complete information as mentioned above, get a conclusion and recommend:-
2. You are working with a 32-year-old man who lives alone. He has a demanding job...
This is end of chapter 5: Michael is a 22 year old college student who lives off campus, he has neither the time nor the interest in making his own food or stocking his own kitchen. All three of this daily meals come from fast food restaurants. A typical day's is shown on the right . What vitamins is Michael probably lacking in his diet? What vitamins is he probably getting enough of? .Are there better choices he could make...
Case: MT is a 45-year-old female who lives alone. She has a history of Crohn’s disease that is relatively well controlled. She is currently in the hospital for the treatment of longstanding anemia. Upon assessment, MT reports that her appetite ‘comes and goes’. She states that food has lost its flavor and that she is not interested in eating. When she does it, she reports having mostly snack foods such as chips, crackers, and yogurt. She eats very little fruit...
Richard Bonneville is a 45 year old man who is single and lives alone. He has a close relationship with his parents, ages 70 and 75, and his younger sister, age 40. All of his family lives in the same city. Richard is employed as a teller at a local bank; however while at work today he became disruptive, was unable to fulfill his responsibilities and was unable to control his angry outbursts. Bank officials summoned the police who took...
A 74-year-old man was admitted to a nursing home for the first time following hospitalization for an exacerbation from heart failure, which is being controlled with Lasix 120 mg a day at this time. While the patient was in the hospital, he fell on the way to the bathroom and sustained a fractured hip, which required an ORIF. He had spinal anesthesia for the fractured hip. He lives alone at home and has three grown children who live in the...
MT is a 45-year-old female who lives alone. She has a history of Crohn’s disease that is relatively well controlled. She is currently in the hospital for the treatment of longstanding anemia. Upon assessment, MT reports that her appetite ‘comes and goes’. She states that food has lost its flavor and that she is not interested in eating. When she does it, she reports having mostly snack foods such as chips, crackers, and yogurt. She eats very little fruit and...
A 74-year-old man was admitted to a nursing home for the first time following hospitalization for an exacerbation from heart failure, which is being controlled with Lasix 120 mg a day at this time. While the patient was in the hospital, he fell on the way to the bathroom and sustained a fractured hip, which required an ORIF. He had spinal anesthesia for the fractured hip. He lives alone at home and has three grown children who live in the...
Case Study: Fatigue with a Vitamin-Poor Diet Samuel is a 63-year-old single man who works full time in a food processing plant. He has a history of alcohol abuse and esophageal cancer, which was treated successfully with anti-cancer drugs and surgery four years ago. His weight had been stable at 135 pounds until the past 6 months, in which he has experienced an involuntary weight loss of 10 pounds. He is 67 inches tall and his current BMI is 19.5....
EJ is a 14-year-old male who currently resides at a behavioral health resident treatment facility. He has been diagnosed with obesity and hyperlipidemia, most likely due to side effects from the medications he is taking for bipolar disorder. The registered dietitian has been asked to speak with EJ about his new diet order for a low-fat diet and to provide suggestions to EJ’s family. EJ is expected to return home next month. His family has been participating in family counseling...
Mr. McGregor is a 79 year old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and is now found to have coronary heart disease. He is 69”, weighs 210 lbs. Labs include: LDL 150 mg/dL, HDL 30 mg/dL, and Hgb A1c 7.9. After discussion with the patient about his diet, he mentions that he eats at a fast food restaurant daily for lunch, with meals including hamburger, French fries and a Coke. He can’t move around very much because of arthritis...
MT is a 45-year-old female who lives alone. She has a history of Crohn’s disease that is relatively well controlled. She is currently in the hospital for the treatment of longstanding anemia. Upon assessment, MT reports that her appetite ‘comes and goes’. She states that food has lost its flavor and that she is not interested in eating. When she does it, she reports having mostly snack foods such as chips, crackers, and yogurt. She eats very little fruit and...