Title: Demonstrate the process for providing nourishment.
Course: Practical Nursing I (14052-I) > Section: Explaining Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

Demonstration should include

- preparing the client to receive nourishment
- setting up a tray
- meeting the unique feeding needs of a variety of clients
- documenting the client's nutritional intake.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is a therapeutic diet identified? How is the food permitted on the diet listed? How is the rationale for the therapeutic intent of the diet explained?
- What are intake and output procedures, including conversion factors, milliliter and ounce equivalencies, and the amount of liquid in various containers often dispensed on hospital dietary trays?
- How should the client be prepared for a meal?
- What are the steps to set up the client's tray?
- What methods are used to feed clients, including special-needs clients, infants, and children?
- How can the nursing process be applied to provide nourishment for the client?