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Nutrition ATI Unit 3
Type of Barriers and Nursing Care
Nutritional Barriers | Nursing Interventions |
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Poor Dentition, Dental Caries, Poorly Fitting Dentures | School screenings, healthy snacks, decrease carbohydrate consumption, fluoridated toothpaste or fluoride, oral assessment in LTC, consult dietitian. |
Low Socioeconomic Status and Lack of Access | Dietitian referral,frozen foods, food label education, meal delivery resources |
Cognitive Disorders | Shopping with family member, Nutritional or vitamin supplements, meal delivery, menus with minimal options, routine eating space, decrease distractions, provide snacks , chewing cues . |
Altered Sensory Perception | shop with friend or family, grocery or meal delivery, cool foods, increase spice or tang, hard candies , mints or chewing gum. No empty calories. |
Impaired Swallowing | Monitor aspiration risk, Consult dietary for thickners or consistency, positioning techniques to decrease aspiration risk. |
Mechanical Fixation of Jaw | Encourage Fluids. Straw location, liquid meal plan |
Knowledge Deficits and Misinformation | Dietary guidelines, education courses, Dietary intake assessment, learn to read labels, portion sizes, false advertisements |