Section: Unit 8: Nutritional and Eating Disorders | Nutrition in Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Unit Overview:

    This unit defines eating disorders and analyzes the connection between food, emotions, and various types of eating disorders. It evaluates the physical and nutritional impacts of eating disorders on overall health, analyzes risk factors, diagnostic processes, and medical treatments for different eating disorders, and discusses evidence-based nursing interventions and care plans for management.

    Unit Learning Outcomes:
    • Define eating disorders and analyze the connection between food, emotions, and various types of eating disorders
    • Evaluate the physical and nutritional impacts of eating disorders on overall health, including associated deficiencies and malnutrition
    • Analyze the risk factors, diagnostic processes, and medical treatments for different eating disorders
    • Discuss evidence-based nursing interventions and care plans for the management of clients with nutritional and eating disorders

    • Unit 8: Lesson 1: Types of Eating Disorders

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Define eating disorder
      • Discuss the connection between food and emotions related to eating disorders 
      • Describe the types of eating disorders

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 5 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Lesson Summary: Types of Eating Disorders URL
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      Quiz: Unit 8: Lesson 1
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    • Unit 8: Lesson 2: Health Related Impact of Eating Disorders 

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Discuss the deficiencies related to eating disorders 
      • Describe the physical effect of eating disorders 

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

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Lesson Summary: Health Related Impact of Eating Disorders URL
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      Slide Deck Presentation: Unit 8: Lesson 2: Health Related Impact of Eating Disorders URL
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      Quiz: Unit 8: Lesson 2
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    • Unit 8: Lesson 3: Medical Treatment of Eating Disorders

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Describe the risk factors for eating disorders
      • Detail the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 6 minutes.

       

      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Lesson Summary: Medical Treatment of Eating Disorders URL
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      Slide Deck Presentation: Unit 8: Lesson 3: Medical Treatment of Eating Disorders URL
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      Quiz: Unit 8: Lesson 3
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    • Unit 8: Lesson 4: Nursing Role in Eating Disorders

      Student Learning Outcomes:

      • Discuss evidence-based nursing interventions for managing nutritional and eating disorders
      • Identify the elements of a care plan for clients with eating disorders

      Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 46 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Lesson Summary: Nursing Role in Eating Disorders URL
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      Slide Deck Presentation: Unit 8: Lesson 4: Nursing Role in Eating Disorders URL
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      Nutritional and Eating Disorders Flashcards URL
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      Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Case Study SCORM package
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      Quiz: Unit 8: Lesson 4
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