Explanation should include
- special diets based on client care plans (e.g., liquid, soft, pureed, thickened, low-calorie, high-calorie, bland, diabetic)
- use of nutritional supplements, such as Ensure, Glucerna, and Sustical
- documentation of calorie counts and food intake studies
- ways to plan nutritious, therapeutic diet menus in accordance with a client’s budget, culture, and care plan.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why should a home health aide understand common therapeutic diets?
- Where and how can a home health aide find detailed information about therapeutic diets?
- What is the role of nutritional supplements? Can these products be substituted for all other foods? Why, or why not?
- Where and how can a home health aide get assistance with planning nutritious, therapeutic diet menus in accordance with a client’s budget, culture, and care plan?