Nutrition
Dietitian
This job description is ideal for anyone wishing to familiarise themselves with the standard requirements and responsibilities of a Dietitian...
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Understanding Childhood Obesity- Session 1
This first session explains the fundamentals of childhood obesity, including: definitions of ‘obesity’ & ‘overweight’; understanding and practically utilizing the BMI; explanation of current obesity rates in Australia; and much more...
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Foods That Build Muscle Tissue
Since muscle tissue is built from amino acids (proteins),
a diet that contains adequate protein is necessary when
trying to build muscles.
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Enteral Feeding in Aged Care
Nurses and carers must ensure that nutritional requirements are met for patients who are unable to eat or swallow oral foods. This chapter covers the skills required to ensure the necessary nutritional needs of a person requiring enteral feeding are met..
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Nutrition to Boost the Immune System
Proper nutrition plays a significant role in the healthy functioning of the immune system. This fast fact sheet provides you with easy-to-understand, useful and helpful nutritional information...
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Inserting a Gastrostomy Tube
This chapter first discusses care needs before the insertion of a gastronomy tube. The chapter then presents an overview of the procedure for inserting a gastrostomy tube and concludes with a discussion of care needs after the insertion of a tube...
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Digestive System: Small & Large Intestines
This image is a comprehensively labeled graphic of the digestive system, focusing specifically on the small and large intestines and their location in relation to the rest of the digestive system.
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PNS: Antagonistic Functions of the Pancreas
This image indicates the major difference between the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) in the function of the pancreas. It outlines the different functions the pancreas can perform; as well as how these func
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Digestive System: Accessory Organs of Digestion
This image depicts other equally important organs located near organs of the digestive system. This includes the Pancreas, the Liver and the Sphincter of the Oddi.
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Anatomy & Physiology of the Digestive System
Anatomy & Physiology of the Digestive System Contains 43 PowerPoint slides FOR YOU TO TEACH
Includes: 10 illustrations, full colour, of different parts of the digestive system; highly descriptive PowerPoint slides; and lecture support material.
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Understanding Childhood Obesity - Session 5
This session explores the role practitioners have in childhood obesity – looking generally at their importance in Australia, USA and France...
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Understanding Childhood Obesity - Session 7
The final session in the entire Understanding Childhood Obesity – Overview, the focus of this session lies in issues relevant to teenagers/adolescents, which may not otherwise have been considered...
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Nutrition For Wound Healing
People with wounds
need a well-balanced diet that contains enough of all three
macronutrients as well as certain vitamins and minerals
that are involved in the repair and healing of wounds.
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Nutrition For People Who Are Immobile
Ensuring an overall healthy diet that includes adequate intake of
vitamins, minerals, fibre and macronutrients, is essential in
the nutritional management of people who are immobile.
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Troubleshooting (PEG tubes)
This chapter identifies some common problems associated with gastrostomy feeding and provides guidance in resolving and preventing them...
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Helping Older People Eat and Drink Safely
How to safely meet the nutritional needs of the older person with swallowing difficulties.
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Care of Gastrostomy Tube
This chapter discusses the common problems encountered when managing gastrostomy tubes and the likely causes of these problems. The chapter also offers suggestions to reduce (or prevent) their occurrence...
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Digestive System: The Entire System
A most significant image, the entire digestive system is depicted here. Aside from the small and large intestines, the stomach and the oesophagus, other important body parts are also labeled to ensure that the digestive system can be properly located.
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Physical Care (Palliative)
This chapter discusses the common physical signs and symptoms of older persons who are dying. It looks at various types of patients and how they should be cared for...
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Understanding Childhood Obesity - Session 2
This second session explores what things have an influence on childhood obesity. Specifically: genetics; family influences; habits – including watching television; lack of physical activities; mental Health issues; sleep privation; and much more...
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