Applied Nutrition

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Applied Nutrition Overview:

This course is 1 credit hour. This course grid is developed by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, which is currently the principal of Royal College if Nursing. It is intended to furnish the learners in application of knowledge of nutrition in the prevention & treatment of diet related diseases, both in the community & hospital settings. It further enhances the learners’ understanding in managing nutritional needs of patients with acute and chronic diseases.


Course Objectives:     

On the completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the role of Diet for prevention & management of diet related diseases.
  2. Identify locally available & acceptable food sources to provide the nutritional needs for health, growth of the family members of different ages.
  3. Apply the knowledge of nutrition in management of nutritional needs of patients with acute and chronic diseases.

 

Teaching – Learning strategies:

Lectures, Discussion, Case studies & group works.

 

Evaluation Criteria:

  •  Tests/Assignment        25%
  • Midterm                          25%
  • Final                                  50%
  • Total                                 10% 


Applied and Nutrition Outline

This course will cover the following units and Objectives. 

 

UNIT I: Maternal Nutrition (Download)

 1.            Nutritional need in pregnancy and Lactation.

2.            Pre-pregnancy diet.

3.            Pregnancy and adolescents

4.            Nutritional risk factors of pregnancy

5.            Concerns during pregnancy / weight gain/feeding twins/DM in pregnancy.

6.            Prevalence of Iron deficiency anemia in Pakistani women.

 


UNIT II: Nutritional Consideration in infancy and preschool years (Download) 

1.            Identify the best feeding options for infants in different circumstances in Pakistan.

2.            Identify the major nutritional risk factors and strategies to prevent or manage them in the first years of life and during the pre-school years.

3.            Weaning, Pre lacteal feeds, food introduce with quantity and type.

4.            Counsel mothers regarding nutritional care of the children.

 

UNIT III: Weight management (Download)

1.            Explain the concept of appropriate body weight.

2.            Discuss the relationship of excess body weight to the development of chronic disease.

3.            Explain the concept of energy balance.

4.            Explain body mass index calculations.

5.            Explain the role of diet in weight management.

6.            Identify factors in the Pakistani diet that are particularly conducive to weight gain

7.            Explain the role of exercise in weight management

8.            Explain the role of behavior modification techniques in weight management.

9.            Council patient regarding weight management.

 

 

UNIT IV: Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (Download)

 

1. Identify the characteristics, nutritional composition and concentration of formula feedings.

2. Complications associated with Enteral feeding.

 

 

UNIT V: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of cardio- vascular diseases (Download)

1.            Identify the risk factors for the development of hypertension.

2.            Identify the risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease.

3.            Discuss the role of a nurse in dietary management of hypertension and patient with hyperlipidemia.

4.            Counsel patients on the dietary prevention of coronary artery disease

5.            State dietary modification for low cholesterol diet, low sodium diet.


 

 

UNIT VI: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of Liver disease (Download)

 

1.            Describe the role of diet in the management of gall stone

2.            Describe the role of diet management of liver disease, especially hepatitis, cirrhosis, encephalopathy.

3.            Discuss current beliefs and practices related to diet in liver disease in the community.

4.            Identify the role of the nurse in dietary management of liver disease.

 

 

 

UNIT VII: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of renal disease (Download)

 

1.            Identify nutritional risk factors for nephrolithiasis and renal failure.

2.            Discuss the role of a diet in etiology, prevention and management of nephrolithiasis and renal failure and during dialysis.

3.            Describe the nutritional management in nephrotic syndrome.

4.            Review iron deficiency anemia and Iron sources (since it is common in renal patients.

 


UNIT VIII:  Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of type II Diabetes Mellitus (Download) 

1.            Describe the prevalence of type II DM in Pakistan.

2.            Describe dietary factors associated with the diseases.

3.            Explain the role of weight gain in the Etiology of type II DM.

4.      Identity the role of the nurse in prevention and management of type II DM.