Nutrition is vitally important to the hospitalized patient. Unfortunately, the nutritional needs of hospitalized patients are sometimes overlooked. This lecture discusses nutrition concepts, with a focus on the in-hospital patient. Topics covered include the nutritional needs of ill patients, determining how much to feed, techniques to encourage patients to eat, assisted feeding, food aversions, and tips to be a great patient nutritional advocate.
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