Resident nutrition needs, special diets, and safe feeding assistance techniques for CNAs.
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- What does NPO mean?
- Nothing by mouth.
- What texture is food on a pureed diet?
- Blended to a smooth, pudding-like consistency with no lumps.
- What is a mechanical soft diet?
- Food that is chopped, ground, or mashed to make chewing easier.
- What is a clear liquid diet?
- A diet limited to liquids you can see through, such as broth, gelatin, and pulp-free juice.
- What is a full liquid diet?
- A diet of liquids and foods that turn to liquid at room or body temperature, such as ice cream and pudding.
- Why might a resident be placed on a low sodium diet?
- To help manage high blood pressure or heart or kidney disease.
- What is a consistent carbohydrate diet used for?
- To help manage blood sugar levels in residents with diabetes.
- What is the purpose of a renal diet?
- To limit substances such as sodium, potassium, and phosphorus for residents with kidney disease.
- What position should a resident be in before eating to reduce aspiration risk?
- Sitting upright, ideally at a 90 degree angle (Fowler's position).
- How long should a resident stay upright after eating?
- At least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- When food or liquid enters the airway instead of the esophagus, it is called ____.
- aspiration
- Name one sign of possible aspiration during feeding.
- Coughing, choking, or a wet or gurgly voice while eating.
- Name the three common thickened liquid consistencies.
- Nectar-thick, honey-thick, and pudding-thick.
- Why are liquids thickened for some residents with swallowing problems?
- To slow the liquid down and make it easier and safer to swallow.
- Difficulty swallowing is called ____.
- dysphagia