NSE 22A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cough Reflex, Nursing Care Plan, Psyllium
2 Nov 2017
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Nse 22 nursing practice ii: acute and chronic care. Identify and describe therapeutic diets with altered consistency. Clear liquid: this diet is limited to broth, bouillon, coffee, tea, carbonated drinks, clear fruit juices, gelatin or popsicles, you can see through the fluid, patients preparing for diagnostic testing (i. e. , colonoscopy) or post gi surgery. Full liquid: smooth-textured dairy products, custards, refined cook cereals, vegetable juice, pureed. In addition to a clear- or thicken- liquid diet meats/vegetables/fruits, or any fruit juices: provides water, calories and calcium. Vi: food has more texture than pureed food. High fibre: this diet includes fresh uncooked fruits, steamed vegetables, bran, oatmeal, and dried fruits, beneficial to patients with heart disease, diabetes as it reduces blood cholesterol and glucose, adds bulk to stool and increases bowel elimination. Low sodium: a low-sodium diet is limited to 4 g (no added salt), 2 g, 1 g, or 500 mg sodium (severe sodium restriction),
