Nursing Global Conference

Nutrition forms a core part of healthcare delivery. The role it plays further leads to recovery, prevention of diseases, and general well-being of the patients. In nursing, the knowledge of principles of nutrition and relating them to appropriate care of the patients would help the nurses in promoting healthier outcomes for patients. Various major guidelines on the subject matter of nutrition in nursing practice are discussed in this session. It is associated with dietary management teaching of the patient and interventions to help these people in and out of different health care settings.

Nurses would be considered to be front line in patient care and therefore able to best assess and respond to nutritional needs. Nutrition levels determine the level of care for patients with chronic diseases, like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity-even the post-operative and ill patients rely on nutritional levels. Routine nursing care for patients also entails nutritional assessments, which include asking for information about a patient's dietary habits and their nutrient intake, then one tries to identify a deficiency where one exists. From the above discussion, it is evident that there is identification of these factors that will help the nurses cooperate with the dietitians and other professionals operating in the health sectors to individualize the care plans which may fulfill specific health objectives every patient requires.

Nutrition in health nursing involves three elements : education. This is part of the health care nursing, where teaching about good eating habits and portioning as well as the requirement for a balanced diet lies squarely on the shoulders of the nurse. It helps the patient in planning and designing the meal, and then with the involvement of the patient itself, selects decisions concerning food intake which are culturally acceptable, of personal choice, and other medical justification. Apart from all the aforementioned roles, nurses also play a role in dispelling myths related to nutrition and promoting healthy attitudes towards the consumption of well-balanced nutrition and diet.

Tailored nutritional support given to patients receiving any of these specific kinds of treatment would stand them a perfect chance of regaining their productive lives, mainly chemotherapy patients, dialysis patients, or rehabilitation patients. They specialize in specialty nutrition care and monitor specific patient requirements so the correct elements reach the patients' location to assist in treatment. Nurses may also be involved in work that detects malnutrition and dehydration at its early stages, especially among seniors and incapacitated patients. An approach of this kind would actually prevent complications and produce healthier outcomes.

This session will go over best practice guidance on the use of nutrition in nursing care, from the topics like nutrition-focused health assessment, engagement with the patient's strategy all the way to interprofessional collaboration. Nurses, then, by following through these guidelines will be able to enable patients toward long-term wellness while actively practicing healthier lifestyles.

This brings on board, for the nurses, the basis of their pursuit to make improvements in patient care through nutritional support in a more integral approach to healthcare.