Question

Using total calories determined in question #2 (See below), plan Ms. Gonzalez tube feeding schedule to provide the following:

1. Intermittent feedings 6 times/day

2. Intermittent feedings 8 times/day

3. Continuous feedings

4. Bolus feed (Include the number of times needed)

#2. Document the nutrition care process: assessment, diagnosis, intervention and evaluation.

1. ASSESSMENT

In this case, the history of the patient is being recorded in terms of nutritional intake and various other measures are gathered including the BMI (Body mass index), % IBW (Ideal Body Weight) and % UBW ( usual body weight)

2. DIAGNOSIS

In this case, the nutritionist diagnoses a particular problem associated with the patient in terms of nutrition uptake and uses various guides that demonstrates the severity of condition.

3. INTERVENTION

In this case, the nutritionist designs a nutritional plan on the basis of the estimated energy Requirement and resting Metabolic Rate along with the fluid and nutrient needs. This is to solely intervene with the root cause of the problem in order to diagnose and solve it in a suitable approach.

4. EVALUATION

It deals with monitoring the patients’ health and evaluating the outcome of the new dietary preferences and planning to check whether there is improvement in terms of nutritional uptake on overall health in the presence of drug and its effects.

Answer 1

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A - intermittent feeding 6 times / day.

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