In the Miami VA, (NFS) follow the Nutrition Therapy Manual, which is the West Palm Beach- Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center Diet Manual, created to provide dietary and nutritional guidelines for the veteran population (Miami VA Medical Center, 2013). The manual includes diets for the general veteran population and for those that need provision of medical nutrition therapy diets. The Clinical Nutrition Manager at the Miami VA is responsible for reviewing electronic medical records of patients, conducting
In recent decade, the United States has seen supermarkets continuously get filled with packages labeled with things like “Low sodium” or “No Trans Fats.” Companies stick these labels on their food to match the current fads of what is good for you and what is not. In his essay Unhappy Meals, Michael Pollan advocates a return to natural and basic foods, and deplores nutritionism. Pollan argues that nutritionism does not actually tell people what is healthy or not, and that the only way to be sure you are eating healthy is to eat natural, fresh food.
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I finally landed a Diet Tech position, which has provided a wealth of knowledge in the area of clinical nutrition. While working in the clinical setting, I have discovered my love for medical nutrition therapy. Here, I feel that I truly contribute to a piece of the puzzle in helping a patient achieve or meet their health goals. This gives me validation to why I chose to become a nutrition professional and someday, a
Since many health information infrastructure systems are relatively new, there is still variability in the implementation stages that different organizations have achieved. Additionally, most systems will have more than one capability that provides value, so the relationship between the system’s functionality and the resulting impact to patient care must be analyzed in order to determine the value it provides (Einstein, Juzwishin, Kushniruk, & Nahm, 2011). Value of health information infrastructures can be assessed in many different ways, including whether the technology allows the availability of useful information, how that information is utilized by staff and patients, and its impact on health outcomes. For information to be of value and influence medical decision making, it must be comprehensive, accessible, useful, and valid (Fitterer, Mettler, Rohner, & Winter, 2011).
The resources above expanded on knowledge concerning the definition, evolution, proposed outcomes, research and the technology of meaningful use of the electronic health record. Nursing administrators, staff nurses, and nursing informaticists all perform an essential role in achieving meaningful use of the electronic medical record to improve patient care. Certain authors referenced other authors proving that the health information technology field is indeed a tightknit community. The resources were well written from highly credentialed authors and were, for the most part, easy to comprehend. All of these articles were written for the nursing professional with the exception of resource
I learned how nursing informatics is applied in nursing practice, nursing administration, nursing education and nursing research. How nursing informatics benefits consumers, healthcare professionals and organizations. I familiarized myself with the educational opportunities for nursing informatics including the graduate, doctoral and certificate programs. I was also informed of the future direction of the nursing informatics role in the improvement of healthcare
Patient portals are becoming the way of life for people to keep track of his/her health. Medfusion and HealthVault are among two patient portals that rank high in popularity. When comparing the two sites, MedFusion and HealthVault allow the participant to keep track of important data such as weight, lab results, exercise, and daily intake of nutrition. They are different in ways that HealthVault is a personal health record. This website is web-based application that allows the participant to input his/her health and medical history (Information about the intuit health personal health record for patients, n.d).
Razia Mirza is a Pakistani woman originally from Corona, New York whom attempts to find herself though the book Corona. For Razia finding herself is complicated she not only has to ‘find herself’ as a young woman living in the 21 century but she also has to situate what it means to be a Muslim woman living in America post 9/11. Readers will follow her on this tumultuous journey through her racial and religious epistemologies. I. Pioneer Spirit Razia’s describes her first summer job: working at a Pioneer Spirit in the Summer of 1995. In her job description she was made to dress up in colonial wear and give tours of Salem, Massachusetts.
Finally, the modeling the guide uses to determine calories and energy is outdated too. Although many foods have become more calorie-dense, and even natural produce like apples are simply bigger, serving sizes have remained virtually unchanged since 1977 (Kirkey, 2015). It is clear that the current Canadian Food Guide is not a suitable
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Nursing informatics can be defined as the, "science and practice that integrates nursing," ( Nursing,2015). Informatics includes information, knowledge, management, communication, and technology combined together with a contentious work flow that creates and environment that promotes people, family, and the community as a whole globally. With proper implementation of nursing informatics the quality patient centered care provided can be dramatically increased. This should result in happier and healthier patients while providing a productive work environment for health care team members. A nurse that becomes a nurse informatics specialist will work on developing and improving many areas of the nursing career field that include some of
Through this food diary assignment, I have learned that I have a somewhat healthy diet, but it would be good for me to add some more nutritious foods to my diet. Through this analysis, I will discuss the ranges and limits of specific nutrients, and what my average levels were for the two days that I recorded for this assignment. According to my nutrient intake reports, my intake of calories, fiber, and cholesterol were all under or at the target value. The target value of calories is 2000 while my average value was only 1271 calories.
In Gyorgy Scrinis’ essay “On the Ideology of Nutritionism,” Scrinis summarizes the basic principles of Nutritionism and deconstructs its core theories focused on calorie reduction and media influence. Nutritionism is “characterized by the attempt to understand foods and diets in terms of their nutrient and biochemical composition” (40). Using chemistry, it takes known molecules that have been proven essential to biological health and implements it into a person’s diet. Unlike Pollan’s marketing allegation, nutritionism is in its best interest to present consumers with important information to make educated decisions about their diet and health. Correspondingly, by identifying and regulating specific molecules in a person’s diet, nutritionism is able to prevent the over consumption of certain carbohydrates, fats, and sugars.
Nutrition Topic: Nutrition Organization: Topically Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the importance of proper nutrition I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Did you know that more than two thirds of adults are considered to be overweight or obese in the United States? If obesity rates stay consistent, about 51% of the population by the year 2030 will be obese.
