Title: Identify general and special diets.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Assisting with Nutrition

Identification should include

- nutrient information
- examples of food from the four food groups
- meal planning
- clear liquid and full liquid diets
- dysphagia diet—mechanical soft diet, pureed food, use of thickeners
- vegetarian diet
- vegan diet
- low- and high-fiber diets
- bland diet
- high-calorie diet
- calorie-controlled diet
- low-fat, low-cholesterol diet
- high-protein diet
- low-sodium diet
- renal diet
- gluten-free diet
- fluid-restricted diet
- diabetic diet
- nothing-by-mouth (NPO) orders.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What foods are allowed on a high-protein diet?
- What are aspiration precautions for a client with dysphagia?
- What is meant by the terms regular diet, general diet, and house diet?
- What are cultural considerations related to diet?