– Describe COPD, its risk factors, and its common treatments.
– Explain Mr. Cs current status. Describe why he was intubated and how vent support can impact a patient.
– What are the nutrition therapy goals for a patient with COPD receiving vent support?
– What are your specific nutrition therapy recommendations for Mr. C while he is on ventilator support? Include estimated calorie and protein requirements and the method(s) for how he should receive these nutrients (enteral, parenteral, or oral diet/supplements). You do not need to include details of specific brands, amounts/serving sizes and/or infusion rates.
– When the condition of the patient improves and he is taken off the vent, what are your recommendations for nutrition therapy for Mr. C upon discharge from the hospital? What are specific diet plans, oral drink supplements, or vitamin/herbal therapies that may benefit Mr. C? Appendix: Write a Nutrition Care Plan/Chart note on this COPD patient, addressing the current clinical situation of the patient. Write this note as though you were the nutrition professional caring for this patient in a hospital setting. See the Nutrition Diagnostic Terminology PDF file in Course Resources along with Box 10-2, Table 10-3 and Table 10-4 for examples of nutrition diagnostic (PES) statements. You may utilize/edit the TEMPLATE for the ADIM/E Chart note TEMPLATE available in Course Resources for this section of the assignment. Then, attach your chart note with assignment essay into the dropbox.
COPD Nutrition Care Plan
May 8th, 2020