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COURSE NUMBER
DEPARTMENT
TITLE
NRS 163
Diet Therapy for the Vocational Nurse
COURSE PURPOSE (check all that apply)
Basic Skills [ ]
Certificate/Skill Award [ X ] Non-Credit [ ]
AA/AS Degree [ X ]
Transfer (CSU or UC) [ ]
Honors [ ]
Distance Education [ ]
THIS COURSE IS CLASSIFED AS:
Degree Applicable [ X ]
UNIT VALUE
Non Degree Applicable [ ]
1
Lecture hours __18__
Lab hours __0__
Lab hours arranged __0__
ENTRANCE SKILLS, PREREQUISITES, OR CO-REQUISITES
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if required by reading placement exam or if required
by reading level.
Prerequisites: SLOs for NRS 100, 150, 151L, 152, 154, 155
Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment required in NRS 160, 161L, 162, 164, 165
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course presents nutritional needs across the lifespan, including the nutritional
needs of healthy adults and the needs of people with certain illnesses, as well as
nutritional needs related to pregnancy and lactation. Content includes nutritional
assessment and planning, and the use of therapeutic diets in the treatment of certain
illnesses. This course builds on the fundamentals of nutrition presented in NRS 153.
CLASS SCHEDULE COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course presents nutritional needs across the lifespan, including the nutritional
needs of healthy adults and the needs of people with certain illnesses, as well as
nutritional needs related to pregnancy and lactation. Content includes nutritional
assessment and planning, and the use of therapeutic diets in the treatment of certain
illnesses. This course builds on the fundamentals of nutrition presented in NRS 153.
COURSE CONTENT
I. Nutrition across the lifespan
1. nutritional needs from infancy through old age
2. nutritional needs during pregnancy and lactation
3. psychological and cultural influences on nutrition
4. underweight and overweight: causes, impact, and treatments
5. eating disorders: causes, impact, and treatments
II. Assessing and meeting nutritional needs
1. steps to performing a nutritional assessment
2. alternative feeding methods: enteral and parenteral feedings
3. nutritional needs of surgical patients
III. Nutritional needs of clients with diabetes mellitus
1. types of diabetes mellitus and associated characteristics
2. various risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology
3. symptoms and potential complications
4. nutritional needs
5. medical treatment and diet therapy
IV. Nutritional needs of clients with various gastrointestinal diseases
1. various diseases of the GI tract and their associated characteristics
2. various risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology
3. symptoms and potential complications
4. nutritional needs
5. medical treatment and diet therapy
V. Nutritional needs of clients with heart disease
1. forms of heart disease and associated characteristics
2. various risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology
3. symptoms and potential complications
4. nutritional needs
5. medical treatment and diet therapy
VI. Nutritional needs of clients with renal disease
1. forms of heart disease and associated characteristics
2. various risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology
3. symptoms and potential complications
4. nutritional needs
5. medical treatment and diet therapy
VII. Nutritional needs of clients with cancer and AIDS
1. commonalities of cancer and AIDS
2. various risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology
3. symptoms and potential complications
4. nutritional needs
5. medical treatment and diet therapy
VIII. Utilization of nutrients in the treatment of various diseases
1. functions and roles of the six essential nutrients in diet therapy
2. effects of diseases on the body’s utilization of nutrients
3. using nutrients to treat diseases through diet therapy
OBJECTIVES/STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
Communication (personal expression and information acquisition) and information
competency
1. demonstrate effective verbal communication in order to meet the communication
needs of the nursing field, assessed through a group oral and multimedia
presentation of an assigned topic
2. demonstrate effective written communication in order to meet the communication
needs of the nursing field, assessed through quizzes and homework
Computation
1. perform accurate calculations of dietary intake in order to identify current nutritional
status or determine client nutritional needs, assessed through homework and written
examination
Creative, Critical, and Analytical Thinking
1. analyze, compare, and differentiate the six essential nutrients required in the human
diet and describe the body’s utilization of these nutrients in order to understand the
role of these nutrients in maintaining health and treating diseases, assessed through
homework, written examination, and a group oral presentation
2. demonstrate critical analysis of the use of diet therapy in the treatment of diseases
in order to apply these principles to nursing clients, assessed through homework,
written examination, and a group oral presentation
3. integrate knowledge of the functions and utilization of the six essential nutrients
and the use of diet therapies based on clients’ medical diagnoses and individual
needs in order to apply this knowledge in the care of nursing clients, assessed
through homework, written examination, and a group oral presentation
4. identify and analyze the factors influencing an individual’s dietary habits and choices
and the effects these habits and choices have on health in order to understand the
complex nature of an individual’s relationship with food, assessed through
homework, written examination, and a group oral presentation
5. apply critical analysis to the factors that influence the individual’s expectation of
compliance with a diet therapy in order to assist nursing clients in implementing
dietary changes when needed, assessed through homework, written examination,
and a group oral presentation
Community/Global Consciousness and Responsibility
1. analyze and describe the role of nursing in assisting clients to implement needed
dietary changes to achieve and maintain optimal health in order to contribute to a
healthier population, assessed through homework, written examination, and a group
oral presentation
Discipline/Subject Area Specific Content Material
1. analyze and integrate the course content and identify the role of nursing in assisting
clients in the use of diet therapy in the treatment of disease in order to maximize
client compliance and success with diet therapy, assessed through homework,
written examination, and a group oral presentation
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
1. Lecture and discussion
2. Audio-visual presentations
METHODS OF EVALUATION/ASSESMENT
1. Written quizzes and exams
2. A group oral presentation
3. Written homework
REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
Nix, S. (2005). Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, (12th ed.)
Missouri, Elsevier Mosby
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May 1990
June 1993
March 1995
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February 2007
St. Louis,
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REQUISITE APPROVAL
The Requisite Approval form must be completed for any course that carries a prerequisite,
co-requisite, or limitation on enrollment as indicated on the Course Approval form.
COURSE PURPOSE (check all that apply)
Basic Skills [ ]
Certificate/Skill Award [ X ] Non-Credit [ ]
AA/AS Degree [ X ]
Transfer (CSU or UC) [ ]
Honors [ ]
Distance Education [ ]
Department: Health Sciences
Course number: NRS 163
Title: Diet Therapy for the Vocational Nurse
I. RECOMMENDED REQUISITE(S):
Strongly recommended: READ 099
Prerequisites: NRS 100, 150, 151L, 152, 154, 155
Co-requisites: NRS 160, 161L, 162, 164, 165
II. TYPE OF REQUISITE AND THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SCRUTINY
H. READ 099
B. Prerequisites: NRS 100, 150, 151L, 152, 154, 155 SLOs
Co-requisites: NRS 160, 161L, 162, 164, 165
III. LIST THE SPECIFIC SKILLS, CONCEPTS; INFORMATION, AND/OR STUDENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES ATTAINED IN THE REQUISITE COURSE(S) AND/OR
MEASURED BY THE REQUISTE TEST THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR STUDENT
SUCCESS FOR THIS COURSE:
Strongly recommended: successful completion of READ 099 SLOs
B. Successful completion of NRS 100, 150, 151L, 152, 154, 155 SLOs