Nutrition influences many aspects of a client’s health and care. Because no single practitioner has all the information or expertise needed to address every nutrition concern, effective care depends on collaboration among the client, family, nurse, health care provider, dietitian, and other specialists.
An interdisciplinary team brings together people with different areas of expertise to coordinate care around a client’s needs. Nutrition is not isolated from the rest of health care: decisions about treatment, mobility, swallowing, food access, and personal preferences can all influence nutritional status. A coordinated approach can improve the quality of care and client outcomes.
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Interdisciplinary nutrition care
Coordinated care in which people with different expertise, including the client and family, contribute to nutrition decisions.
Dietitian’s role in nutrition care
Assesses nutritional needs and develops a plan that considers the client’s preferences and budget.
Integrative nutrition
Combines medical nutrition therapy with functional medicine and other disciplines for personalized education and guidance.
NCJMM
An evidence-based NCSBN framework that emphasizes clinical judgment and realistic context in nursing decisions and NCLEX testing.
Clinical judgment in nursing
Reasoned decision-making that interprets a client’s situation and guides appropriate care.
Quiz questions
Which task is typically performed by a primary health care provider in nutrition care?Answer: Making an initial dietary order using the client’s history, examination, laboratory results, and interaction.
A client in acute care needs to reduce sodium to help address fluid retention during a current health problem. What kind of nutrition goal does this illustrate?Answer: A short-term goal addressing an immediate need.
A client with type 2 diabetes receives outpatient dietary counseling. What is a common purpose of this counseling?Answer: To help manage the client’s ongoing condition.
Which approach best reflects holistic, evidence-based nutrition care?Answer: Use evidence-informed recommendations while considering the client’s physical, psychological, social, and cultural circumstances.
Which task is commonly contributed by an occupational therapist to nutrition care?Answer: Evaluating self-feeding skills and needs for adaptive equipment.
Based on Nutrition for Nurses by Emerald Charity Bilbrew, Jody Vogelzang, Kelli Whittington (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.