Section: Unit 4: Nutritional Requirements Across the Lifespan | Nutrition in Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Overview:

    This unit examines the nutritional requirements for different stages of life, including pregnancy and lactation, newborns and infants, childhood and adolescence, adults, and older adults. It discusses the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies at each life stage and the nurse's role in promoting health and preventing disease through nutrition.

    Unit Learning Outcome:
    • Identify the nutritional requirements for the different stages of life:

      a. Pregnancy and Lactation
      b. Newborns and infants
      c. Childhood and Adolescents
      d. Adults
      e. Older adults

    • Unit 4: Lesson 1: Nutritional Requirements During Pregnancy and Lactation

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Identify the nutritional requirements in pregnancy and lactation 
      • Identify the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy and lactation
      • Discuss the nurse's role in pregnancy and lactation related to health promotion, disease prevention, and alterations in health

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 4 minutes.

       
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      Quiz: Unit 4: Lesson 1
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    • Unit 4: Lesson 2: Nutritional Requirements for Newborns and Infants

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Identify the nutritional requirements for newborns and infants
      • Identify the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies in newborns and infants
      • Discuss the nurse's role in the nutrition of newborns and infants related to health promotion, disease prevention, and alterations in health

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 11 minutes.

       
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    • Unit 4: Lesson 3: Nutritional Needs of Children and Adolescents

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Identify the nutritional requirements during childhood and adolescence related to growth and development stages
      • Identify the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies during childhood and adolescence
      • Discuss the nurse's role in the nutrition of children and adolescents related to health promotion, disease prevention, and alterations in health during childhood and adolescence

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 36 minutes.

       
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    • Unit 4: Lesson 4: Nutritional Requirements for Adults

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Identify the nutritional requirements during adulthood related to age, gender and activity level
      • Identify the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies during adulthood
      • Discuss the nurse’s role in the nutrition of adults related to health promotion, disease prevention, and alterations in health during adulthood

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 37 minutes.

       
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    • Unit 4: Lesson 5: Nutritional Requirements for Older Adults

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Identify the nutritional requirements of the older adult related to age and physiologic changes
      • Identify the causes and effects of nutritional deficiencies in the older adult
      • Discuss the nurse's role in the nutrition of older adults related to health promotion, disease prevention, and alterations in health during older adulthood

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 7 minutes.

       
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