Reference no: EM132257798
Assignment: Dietary Needs for Patient with Diabetes
Assignment Overview
For this assignment, you will answer questions about a client named Mrs. Ritchie. You will analyze the dietary needs and risks for patients who haveType 2 diabetes. Using your textbook and the internet you will identify the best recommendations, risks, and needs of a patient in Mrs. Ritchie's condition, based on the questions asked. You are required to include citations of your references.
This assignment is intended to exploredifferences between macronutrient and micronutrient concepts and describe their physiological functioning.Additionally, you will apply human nutritional theories and relevant research to formulate nutritional assessments and describe nutritional requirements corresponding to stages in the life span. You will also examine how effective nutritional counseling is contingent upon collaboration, organization, and concurrence among the members of the health care team.
Case Study: Mrs. Cynthia Ritchie is a 45-year-old female, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 245 lbs. She has gained 50 pounds in the past year. She has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Testing revealed that her A1c is 10.2. Her blood pressure is 135/90.She complains of blurry vision. Mrs. Ritchie typically skips breakfast, eats lunch and a large dinner. Her favorite foods include pasta, rice, and fruit. She eats many meals "on-the-go" as a result of a busy schedule. Mrs. Ritchie meets with her physician and is started on metformin and is referred to a dietitian for nutritional counseling. She would like to explore dietary interventions to improve her health and reduce her A1c.
Assignment Details:
Perform the following tasks:
1. Complete the reading assignment before attempting this assignment.
2. Please review your reading for this week as well as the Case Study located in Week 10of your online course.
3. Use your text and the internet to respond (in approximately 250 words) to the following(provide your responses in the Assignment Worksheet section on page 2):
• Based on what you learned about Mrs.Ritchie in your interview, briefly explain her modifiable risk factors for Type 2 diabetes.
• Based on your client's A1c, what does this tell you about her blood sugar control? Define a normal A1c.
• Create a healthy breakfast option for your client that includes a carbohydrate, protein, and heart healthy fat. Explain the importance of eating all three macronutrients. How does this influence blood sugar?
• Discuss the medical complications that could arise if your client does not seek treatment for her diabetes?
• Briefly discuss three nutritional interventions that you would suggest to your client to improve her A1c and reduce the risk of other health complications.
• Submit the Week 10Assignment via Blackboard by clicking on the "Week 10 Assignment" link.
• Include the proper file naming convention: SCI115_wk10_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy.
|
Explain about the history of discrimination in the us
: On many indicators of success, such as income and education, Asian-Americans, while a distinct minority, surpass Whites in America. Why is this?
|
|
Develop an action plan to share with the hospital staff
: Develop an action plan to share with the hospital staff and CDC local office to address and contain the outbreak in an effective and efficient manner.
|
|
How does this change reflect racial and ethnic diversity
: How does this change reflect racial and ethnic diversity in the US, racial tolerance and the future of race relationships in the U.S.?
|
|
How the two countries are similar in terms of hofstedes six
: Given a scenario where two organizations, one located in each country, are to do business with each other, provide recommendations.
|
|
Create a healthy breakfast option for your client
: Create a healthy breakfast option for your client that includes a carbohydrate, protein, and heart healthy fat. Explain the importance of eating.
|
|
Write a research paper on a topic of project management
: Write a research paper on a selected topic of project management. Utilize the project management skill you learned so far, update your project schedule.
|
|
Analyzes the basic legal social and economic environment
: Analyzes the basic legal, social, and economic environment in which the organizations operate. Identifies and explains the strong points of the managers
|
|
Explain the definition for health disparity
: Diabetes in Native Americans, Must include definition for health disparity (cite source), definition for evidence-based practice (cite source).
|
|
Explain difference between a dnp and a phd in nursing
: What is the difference between a DNP and a PhD in nursing? Which of these would you choose to pursue if you decide to continue your education.
|