| A | B |
|---|
| Preparing someone for mealtime | assisting the person with toileting, basic hygiene, position the person for eating, and provide a pleasant environment |
| assistive eating utensils | includes a plate guard, a cup holder, a knife with a rounded blade. |
| spoon | always used when feeding someone else, not a fork |
| consistency | sometimes a specific one of these is ordered by the doctor; ranging from thick to thin and described as nectar, honey, pudding, etc. |
| IV Therapy | Intraveneous, fluids are given through a small tube that is inserted in a vein. |
| Enteral Nutrition | placing food directly into the stomach or intestines, eliminated the need for a patient to chew or swallow. |
| Nasogastric Tube | inserted through the nose down through the throat to the stomach |
| Nasointestinal Tube | inserted through nose, down through throat into small intestine |
| Gastrostomy Tube | inserted into the stomach through a surgical incision. |
| Fluid Balance | Amount of fluid coming into body is the same as the amount leaving the body; important for health |
| Dehydration | occurs when there is too little fluid in the tissues of the body. |
| edema | occurs when there is too much fluid in the tissues of the body. |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| I & O Sheet | used to record all the fluids that enter and leave the body |
| 30cc | 1 fluid ounce |
