Chapter 55, Problem 6O

Summary Introduction

To develop:

A nurse care plan that comprises of all phases of a nursing process for patients receiving parenteral and enteral supplemental feedings.

Introduction:

A balanced diet provides all the essential nutrients that are needed by the body to work properly. A patient may feel oral intake difficulties; in this case, healthy nutrition is supplied by the certain nutritional process. They are total parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, and so on.

The prenatal nutrition offers a strong effect on the development and birth weight of the newborn. Taking a healthy diet during pregnancy is associated with the development of the fetal brain. A balanced diet also helps in improving the labor and delivery as well. The nutritional recommendations before and in the course of pregnancy are termed as prenatal nutrition.