COLLEGE OF NURSING
ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE LAHOR
Applied Nutrition
Course Syllabus
BSN (4 Year Degree Program) 1st Professional
Title (GEN26) Applied Nutrition
Total Credits Hours Theory .01
Venue BSN 1st Prof Classroom
Faculty Syeeda Saima Gilani (ANI)
Email.
[email protected]Course Description:
This course is intended to furnish the learners in application of knowledge of nutrition in the
prevention & treatment of diet related diseases, both in the community & hospital settings. It
further enhances the learners’ understanding in managing nutritional needs of patients with
chronic and long term diseases.
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course learners will be able to:
1. Describe the role of Diet for prevention & management of diet related diseases.
2. Identify locally available & acceptable food sources to provide the nutritional needs for health,
growth of the family members of different ages.
3. Apply the knowledge of nutrition in management of nutritional needs of patients with chronic
and long term diseases.
Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Lecture, discussion, role play, group work, group presentation, demonstration video and return
demonstration
Evaluation Criteria:
Written Exam 22.5 Marks
Viva 22.5Marks
Internal Assessment 05 Marks
Total 50 Marks
Course schedule
Day/Date Units Content Faculty
05-08-2023 Orientation Syeeda Saima
Week 1
Applied Nutrition
12-08-2023 1. Nutritional need in pregnancy and Lactation. Syeeda Saima
Unit-I
Week 2
Maternal 2. Pre-pregnancy diet.
Nutrition
19-08-2023 3. Pregnancy and adolescents Syeeda Saima
Unit-I:
Week 3
Maternal 4. Nutritional risk factor of pregnancy
Nutrition
Unit-I : Syeeda Saima
5. Concerns during pregnancy / weight
26-08-23 Maternal gain/feeding twins/DM in pregnancy.
Week 4 nutrition 6. Prevalence of Iron deficiency anemia in
Pakistani women
Unit-II: 1. Identify the best feeding options for infants in Syeeda Saima
different circumstances in Pakistan.
02-09-2023 Nutritional
Consideration in 2. Identify the major nutritional risk factors and
Week 5
infancy and strategies to prevent or manage them in the first
preschool years years of life and during the pre-school years.
Unit-II: Syeeda Saima
3. Weaning, Pre lacteal feeds, food introduce
09-09-2023 Nutritional with quantity and type.
Consideration in
Week 6
infancy and
preschool years
Unit-II: Syeeda Saima
16-09-2023 Nutritional 4. Counsel mothers regarding nutritional care of
Consideration in the children.
Week 7
infancy and
preschool years
23-09-23 Quiz 01
Week 8
Unit-III 1. Explain the concept of appropriate body Syeeda Saima
weight. 2. Discuss the relationship of excess
30-09-23 Weight body weight to the development of chronic
Week 9 management. disease.
3. Explain the concept of energy balance.
4. Explain body mass index calculations. Syeeda Saima
Unit-III: 5. Explain the role of diet in weight
07-10-23
Weight management.
Week 10
management. 6. Identify factors in the Pakistani diet that are
particularly conducive to weight gain
7. Explain the role of exercise in weight Syeeda Saima
management
Unit- III:
14-10-23
8. Explain the role of behavior modification
Weight techniques in weight management.
Week 11
management.
9. Council patient regarding weight
management.
04-11-23 Syeeda Saima
QUIZ 02
Week 14
11-11-23 Syeeda Saima
Week 15
18-11-23
1st TERM EXAMINATION
Week 16
25-11-23 Unit- III: Explain the roll of weight management
Weight Syeeda Saima
Week 17
management
Unit-IV: 1. Identify the characteristics, nutritional Syeeda Saima
02-12-23
Enteral and composition and concentration of formula
Week 18 Prenatal feedings. 2. Complications associated with
nutrition Enteral feeding.
Unit-V: Syeeda Saima
Nutritional
09-12-23 consideration in 1. Identify the risk factors for the development
the prevention of hypertension. 2. Identify the risk factors for
Week 19 and the development of coronary artery disease.
management of
cardio vascular
diseases.
Unit-V: Syeeda Saima
3. Discuss the role of a nurse in dietary
Nutritional management of hypertension and patient with
consideration in hyperlipidemia.
16-12-23 the prevention
4. Counsel patients on the dietary prevention of
and
Week 20 coronary artery disease
management of
cardio vascular 5. State dietary modification for LOW CHOL
diseases. DIET – LOW SATURATED FAT LOW
SODIUM DIET
Unit-VI: Syeeda Saima
1. Describe the role of diet in the management
Nutritional of gall stone
6-1-24 consideration in
the prevention 2. Describe the role of diet management of liver
Week 21
and disease, especially hepatitis, cirrhosis,
management of encephalopathy.
hepatic disease
13-1-24 Unit-VI: 3. Discuss current beliefs and practices related Syeeda Saima
to diet in liver disease in the community.
Week 22 Nutritional
consideration in 4. Identify the role of the nurse in dietary
the prevention
and
management of liver disease.
management of
hepatic disease
Unit-VII: Syeeda Saima
1. Identify nutritional risk factors for
Nutritional nephrolithiasis and renal failure.
06-01-2024 consideration in
the prevention 2. Discuss the role of a diet in etiology,
Week 23
and prevention and management of nephrolithiasis
management of and renal failure and during dialysis.
renal disease
Unit-VII: Syeeda Saima
Nutritional 3. Describe the nutritional management in
20-01-24 consideration in nephritic syndrome.
the prevention
Week 24 and 4. Review iron deficiency anemia and Iron
management of sources (since it is common in renal patients.
renal disease
22-1-24 Syeeda Saima
To Send up Exams
10-2-24
Unit-VIII: Syeeda Saima
Nutritional
17-02-24
consideration in 1. Describe the prevalence of type II DM in
Week 25 the prevention Pakistan. 2. Describe dietary factors associated
and with the diseases
management of
type II Diabetes
Mellitus.
24-02-24 Unit-VIII: 3. Explain the role of weight gain in the Syeeda Saima
Etiology of type II DM.
Week 28 Nutritional
consideration in 4. Identity the role of the nurse in prevention
the prevention and management of type II DM
and
management of
type II Diabetes
Mellitus.
26-2-24 Syeeda Saima
To Final Exams Preparation
5-3-24
6-3-24
To Final Exams
31-3-24
COURSE OUTLINE
UNIT 1: Maternal Nutrition
1. Nutritional need in pregnancy and Lactation.
2. Pre-pregnancy diet.
3. Pregnancy and adolescents
4. Nutritional risk factor of pregnancy
5. Concerns during pregnancy / weight gain/feeding twins/DM in pregnancy.
6. Prevalence of Iron deficiency anemia in Pakistani women.
UNIT II: Nutritional Consideration in infancy and preschool years.
1. Identify the best feeding options for infants in different circumstances in Pakistan.
2. Identify the major nutritional risk factors and strategies to prevent or manage them in the first
years of life and during the pre-school years.
3. Weaning, Pre lacteal feeds, food introduce with quantity and type.
4. Counsel mothers regarding nutritional care of the children.
UNIT III: Weight management.
1. Explain the concept of appropriate body weight.
2. Discuss the relationship of excess body weight to the development of chronic disease.
3. Explain the concept of energy balance.
4. Explain body mass index calculations.
5. Explain the role of diet in weight management.
6. Identify factors in the Pakistani diet that are particularly conducive to weight gain
7. Explain the role of exercise in weight management
8. Explain the role of behavior modification techniques in weight management.
9. Council patient regarding weight management.
UNIT IV: Enteral and Prenatal Nutrition.
1. Identify the characteristics, nutritional composition and concentration of formula feedings.
2. Complications associated with Enteral feeding.
UNIT V: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of cardio vascular
diseases.
1. Identify the risk factors for the development of hypertension.
2. Identify the risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease.
3. Discuss the role of a nurse in dietary management of hypertension and patient with
hyperlipidemia.
4. Counsel patients on the dietary prevention of coronary artery disease
5. State dietary modification for LOW CHOL DIET – LOW SATURATED FAT LOW
SODIUM DIET
UNIT VI: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of renal disease
1. Describe the role of diet in the management of gall stone
2. Describe the role of diet management of liver disease, especially hepatitis, cirrhosis,
encephalopathy. 3. Discuss current beliefs and practices related to diet in liver disease in the
community.
4. Identify the role of the nurse in dietary management of liver disease.
UNITVII: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of renal disease
1. Identify nutritional risk factors for nephrolithiasis and renal failure.
2. Discuss the role of a diet in etiology, prevention and management of nephrolithiasis and renal
failure and during dialysis.
3. Describe the nutritional management in nephritic syndrome. 121
4. Review iron deficiency anemia and Iron sources (since it is common in renal patients.
UNITVIII: Nutritional consideration in the prevention and management of type II
Diabetes Mellitus.
1. Describe the prevalence of type II DM in Pakistan.
2. Describe dietary factors associated with the diseases.
3. Explain the role of weight gain in the Etiology of type II DM.
4. Identity the role of the nurse in prevention and management of type II DM
Reference:
Nutrition for B.Sc. Nursing by DEEPTI CHAUHAN (2nd edition)
. Food & Nutrition Tull, Anita.(1998)
