Teaching Guidelines: ENTERAL NUTRITION

Purpose:

The purpose of the patient/family teaching project is to develop and implement a teaching plan for a geriatric patient utilizing teaching learning principles.

Objectives:

• State the various indications for a specified diet
• Explain the scientific rationale for a prescribed diet
• Describe food/fluid restrictions appropriate for diet or food/fluids encouraged to meet nutritional needs?
• Describe how to present a short nutritional teaching plan to a patient& family with cultural differences.
• Apply current research related to the nutrition topic.

Requirements:

• The paper should be between 4-6 pages (not including title page and references).
• The paper must be typed and conform to APA format.
• A minimum of two references is required.