Title: Identify pediatric nutritional concepts, principles, and feeding practices.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Applying the Nursing Process to the Pediatric Client

Identification should include

- current nutritional concepts
- significance of nutritional principles
- age-specific information (e.g., childhood obesity)
- caloric and fluid needs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are current nutritional concepts as they relate to the pediatric client?
- How would one explain the significance of nutritional principles?
- What are age-specific feeding practices and associated parental concerns?
- What are the caloric and fluid requirements of each pediatric age group?
- What are specific examples of pediatric nutrition, based on clinical observation?
- How does one monitor and record intake?