Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• List the major factors that influence the recovery of a sick child.
• Explain three methods of improving nutrient intake in a pediatric patient with a chronic disease.
Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
NS335-5: Design a realistic and therapeutic meal plan for a patient with a severe food allergy or disease that prohibits certain types of foods or nutrients.
GEL-8.3: Formulate a logical solution to a problem.
Kaplan University School of Health Sciences
NS335
Unit 8 Assignment
Unit 8 Assignment
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• List the major factors that influence the recovery of a sick child.
• Explain three methods of improving nutrient intake in a pediatric patient with a chronic disease.
Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
NS335-5: Design a realistic and therapeutic meal plan for a patient with a severe food allergy or disease that prohibits certain types of foods or nutrients.
GEL-8.3: Formulate a logical solution to a problem.
Instructions:
Imagine that you are a nutrition assistant working at a pediatric rehabilitation center. This rehabilitation center provides care for pediatric patients who are recovering from recent hospitalizations. This facility is considered to be the bridge between hospitalization and home care.
The supervising dietitian has informed you that a new patient was admitted overnight from the nearby hospital and is recovering from a skin graft surgery due to a severe pressure ulcer (bed sore). Imagine that you are asked to review the patient’s chart notes and provide a nutrition assessment summary along with some ideas about what type of therapeutic diet or nutrition therapy she requires.
Patient information from the hospital medical chart:
Name: Cindy
Age: 6-year-old female
Height: 43 inches
Weight: 38 pounds
Admitting Diagnosis (Dx): Cerebral Palsy, bedridden, stage 3 pressure ulcer on sacrum, food allergy to eggs
Surgery: Skin graft performed to increase healing and reduce further infection risk.
Diet order: Thickened liquids and pureed foods with precautions due to dysphagia (swallowing deficiencies) associated with CP. No eggs: Severe Egg Allergy.
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