Title: Feed a client/resident/patient (all ages), as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Assisting with Nutrition

Feeding a client/resident/patient should include

- identifying the physician’s order regarding dietary intake and any dietary restrictions (if applicable)
- verifying the meal ticket with the care plan
- validating the meal ticket by asking the client/resident/patient to state their name
- determining the degree to which the client/resident/patient is able to assist with the feeding process.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Refer also to Skill 10 in Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx), Pearson VUE, 2019.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What should be done if the meal received is not correct?
- What is the correct position for a CNA and patient while feeding?
- How is a meal prepared for a visually impaired client/resident/patient?
- When feeding a client/resident/patient, why is it better to use a spoon rather than a fork?
- Why should a CNA encourage a client/resident/patient to do as much as possible independently?