Inpatient Nutrition Essentials

Gastroenterology

Video course

by Stacey Senter, MS RD LDN CNSC CCTD

Most clinicians do not receive adequate nutrition education to order and initiate a patient-specific nutrition prescription. Malnutrition can lead to complications and delayed recovery time. This course will help you identify whether oral supplementation, enteral, or parenteral support is necessary, how to calculate tube feeds and TPN, plus how to troubleshoot complications that may arise.

4 CME

3h 12m 32s

5 Quizzes

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Formulate a personalized nutrition prescription based on specific patient needs (oral supplementation versus tube feeds versus parenteral nutrition)
Select the appropriate therapeutic diet and nutrition supplements for patients on an oral diet
Determine when enteral or parenteral nutritional support is indicated
Select the appropriate enteral or parenteral nutrition access device
Differentiate between polymeric, semi-elemental, and elemental tube-feeding formulas
Identify potential complications for patients receiving enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support
Identify patients at risk for refeeding syndrome and determine the appropriate advancement schedule for their nutrition support regimen
Calculate a tube-feeding prescription
Calculate prescriptions for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN)
Initiate and advance tube feeds and select an appropriate infusion schedule
Manage TPN infusions, including initiation, advancement to goal, and selecting the appropriate schedule
Manage electrolyte and insulin requirements for patients on TPN
Identify patients with malnutrition
Generate basic daily calorie and protein goals for patients

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Chapter 1

Introduction to clinical nutrition

Let’s start with the basics—diagnosing malnutrition, estimating daily caloric and protein goals for patients, and recognizing refeeding syndrome.

9 Lessons

43m 5s

Introduction to clinical nutrition intro

17s

Identifying the importance of clinical nutrition

4m 20s

Diagnosing malnutrition

8m 6s

Reviewing macronutrients

6m 39s

Estimating calorie and fluid needs

6m 41s

Estimating protein needs

Putting theory into practice: estimating protein needs for patients

4m 33s

Recognizing refeeding syndrome

5m 29s

Introduction to clinical nutrition quiz

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Chapter 2

Oral nutrition therapy

This chapter focuses on oral nutrition supplements and diets to treat a variety of conditions.

6 Lessons

22m 42s

Oral nutrition therapy intro

11s

Choosing a therapeutic diet

7m 26s

Selecting oral nutrition supplements

4m 16s

Practicing with case studies (part 1)

6m 31s

Practicing with case studies (part 2)

4m 18s

Oral nutrition therapy quiz

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Chapter 3

Enteral nutrition

Whether you are prescribing tube feeds, initiating them, trying to wean a patient off of tube feeds, or troubleshooting complications, this chapter has you covered.

11 Lessons

55m 31s

Enteral nutrition intro

17s

Identifying indications and contraindications

3m 53s

Distinguishing enteral nutrition access devices

6m 15s

Choosing a tube feeding formula

6m 56s

Calculating a tube feeding order

7m 35s

Initiating and advancing tube feeds

5m 51s

Choosing a tube feeding infusion schedule and weaning feeds

6m 45s

Recognizing issues with enteral nutrition

7m 26s

Practicing with a case study (part 1)

6m 48s

Practicing with a case study (part 2)

3m 45s

Enteral nutrition quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 4

Parenteral nutrition

Do you know the difference between peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) and total parenteral nutrition (TPN)? Let’s dive in and learn how to calculate and infuse them.

10 Lessons

43m 22s

Parenteral nutrition intro

29s

Identifying indications and contraindications

4m 34s

Recognizing parenteral nutrition complications

3m 46s

Differentiating between types of parenteral nutrition and describing formulations

5m 36s

Calculating a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) prescription

8m 12s

Calculating a peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) prescription

4m 16s

Initiating and advancing TPN

4m 55s

Selecting an infusion schedule

4m 8s

Managing electrolytes and insulin, and weaning TPN

7m 26s

Parenteral nutrition quiz

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Chapter 5

Parenteral nutrition case study

Ready to put what you’ve learned to the test and walk through calculating, initiating, and advancing TPN? Let’s go!

6 Lessons

27m 52s

Parenteral nutrition case study intro

Practicing with a case study—calculating TPN

8m 8s

Practicing with a case study—initiating TPN

9m 46s

Practicing with a case study—advancing TPN

9m 18s

Parenteral nutrition case study quiz

Quiz

Inpatient Nutrition Essentials outro

33s

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Teachers of this course

Stacey Senter, MS RD LDN CNSC CCTD

Inpatient Critical Care Dietitian and Dietetic Internship Director at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

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CME credit information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Medmastery GmbH. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Consultants designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Medmastery

Nora Drenaline

Gastroenterology

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 4 CME credits.

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What's inside

Introduction to clinical nutrition

Oral nutrition therapy

Enteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition case study

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Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

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