Health Special Populations Final Paper
Health Special Populations Final Paper
Unit 9 Final Project: Nutrition Care Plan for COPD
Unit outcomes addressed in this Project:
- Explain the impact that ventilator support has on a person’s nutritional requirements
- Explain the role that dietary intake plays in the management of COPD
Course outcome(s) addressed in this Project:
NS335-2: Explain the use of parenteral and enteral nutrition in special populations.
NS335-3: Create a nutrition care plan for a specific disease state using the nutrition care process.
GEL 1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.
Instructions:
Review the following case study details for a patient with COPD and respiratory failure:
Mr. C is a 72 year old male that was admitted to the hospital 2 days ago complaining of shortness of breath. Mr. C has a complicated medical history that includes: COPD, HTN, depression, obesity, and sleep apnea. Mr. C has smoked since the time he was a teenager. He is a retired auto-mechanic and is married to his wife, Mrs. C. Mr. C is 5’10″ and 240 pounds. He has been instructed to follow a heart healthy diet and to lose weight, but his wife reports that he is non-compliant with any dietary therapy. He is currently taking a diuretic, a blood pressure medication, uses an inhaler when SOB, and also takes an anti-depressant. The patient uses a breathing mask at night due to his sleep apnea history. His wife reports that she recently bought him a special multi-vitamin containing omega 3 fatty acids. It is designed to help older men’s hearts and other medical issues.
Unit 9 Final Project: Nutrition Care Plan for COPD
Unit outcomes addressed in this Project:
- Explain the impact that ventilator support has on a person’s nutritional requirements
- Explain the role that dietary intake plays in the management of COPD
Course outcome(s) addressed in this Project:
NS335-2: Explain the use of parenteral and enteral nutrition in special populations.
NS335-3: Create a nutrition care plan for a specific disease state using the nutrition care process.
GEL 1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.
Instructions:
Review the following case study details for a patient with COPD and respiratory failure:
Mr. C is a 72 year old male that was admitted to the hospital 2 days ago complaining of shortness of breath. Mr. C has a complicated medical history that includes: COPD, HTN, depression, obesity, and sleep apnea. Mr. C has smoked since the time he was a teenager. He is a retired auto-mechanic and is married to his wife, Mrs. C. Mr. C is 5’10″ and 240 pounds. He has been instructed to follow a heart healthy diet and to lose weight, but his wife reports that he is non-compliant with any dietary therapy. He is currently taking a diuretic, a blood pressure medication, uses an inhaler when SOB, and also takes an anti-depressant. The patient uses a breathing mask at night due to his sleep apnea history. His wife reports that she recently bought him a special multi-vitamin containing omega 3 fatty acids. It is designed to help older men’s hearts and other medical issues.