NU 260 - Nutrition

• Describe current national dietary guidelines, exercise recommendations, and the role of nutrition and fitness in achieving and maintaining optimal health (Level 1, Nursing Care)
• Use knowledge about the major sources and functions of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and water) and micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) to achieve and maintain optimal health (Level 1, Nursing Care)
• Analyze factors that influence body weight and composition and use this knowledge and concepts of metabolism and energy balance to develop a realistic plan to address obesity (Level 2, Nursing Care)  
• Compare and contrast nutritional issues from the childbearing period, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and in the elderly (Level 2, Nursing Care)
• Analyze own personal diet and apply nutritional principles to improve or maintain personal health (Level 2, Critical Thinking)
• Reflect on and discuss the role of sensitive and effective communication skills when counseling individuals about diet and nutrition issues (Level 2, Communication) 
• Accept personal responsibility and participate in own development toward the role of the professional nurse through acts of integrity, mutual respect, and actively seeking out opportunities to learn (Level 2, Professional Role)
• Acknowledge the importance of accessing current and reliable sources when providing nutrition-related education to clients and families (Level 2, Evidence-Based Practice)

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• Food choices and human health
• Nutrition tools and standards
• Carbohydrates
• Vitamin C and iron
• Alcohol and health
• Lipids
• Calcium and vitamin D
• Proteins
• Vitamin A and zinc
• Water, sodium, potassium, magnesium, iodine, trace minerals
• The B vitamins
• Nutrients and physical activity
• Vitamin E and K
• Energy balance and weight loss
• Nutrition and health
• Food safety
• Weight loss strategies
• Nutrition in pregnancy and lactation
• Nutrition in infancy and childhood
• Nutrition in adolescents
• Nutrition in elderly