Course Code: REL-PAC-0-DMSPD
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2029
Learning Objectives:
Identify dietary challenges that require special or therapeutic diets.
Recall at least five common therapeutic or special diets encountered in healthcare settings.
Recognize methods to increase a person's safety during meals and improve their nutritional status.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Common Dietary Challenges
Why Nutrition is Important to Health
Dietary Challenges
Meet Leon
Review
Summary
Section 3: Dietary Restrictions
Therapeutic Diets
Other Specialized Diets
Getting Help for Leon
Review
Summary
Section 4: Mealtime Assistance and Safety
Promoting Better Nutrition During Mealtimes
Safety Measures
Update on Leon
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resource
References
Writer: Stephanie Whitfield, MSN, RN, CPN
Stephanie has over 19 years of clinical and teaching experience. Her areas of expertise are in neonatal intensive care, general pediatrics, home health, and children with medical complexities. She earned her Master's in nursing from Chamberlain University in 2022. Her professional practice is guided by Jean Watson's philosophy that, "Caring is the essence of nursing."
Subject Matter Expert: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN
Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University. After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina. She completed a Certificate of Training in Weight Management and Advanced Training in Metabolic Adaptations. She also holds the Google Project Management Professional Certification. During her tenure working in direct patient care, she was a certified specialist in oncology nutrition and founded an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment. Meredith has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings in areas of oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administration; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.