1. Nutrition Assessment- The student will create a detailed 3-day journal of what they eat, how much and measured quantities of food eaten.The plan must include what times they eat, what activities/ setting is eating taking place, with whom they ate, and what feelings they experienced at each time you eat. The student will analyze the journal based on the self-assessment in Eliopoulos, C. (2018) Introduction to Holistic Health, 4th Edition, pages 8 – 14, 26- 54: Dossey & Keegan Holistic Nursing Chapter 12
Nutritional Journal
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliations
Nutritional Journal
Nurses should be equipped with knowledge and skills to implement holistic nursing interventions that adequately address the needs of their patients. Nutritional guidance is part of the holistic care that nurses often provide to their patients as they strive to meet their physical, mental, social, and emotional needs (Dossey & Keegan, 2005). To be able to provide proper nutritional advice for their patients, nurses must first understand issues related to holistic health and utilize a holistic approach to promote personal health and wellbeing (Eliopoulos, 2018). The purpose of this assignment is to develop a 3-day journal including the kind of food eaten, how much and measured quantities of food eaten, times eaten, what activities/ setting is eating taking place, with whom the food is eaten, and what feelings are experienced at each time of eating. The 3-day journal will capture eating patterns for breakfast, snacks, lunch, and dinner.
Journal
| Day 1 (Thursday) | Day 2 (Friday) | Day 3 (Saturday) | ||
| Breakfast
|
What kind | Bran Flakes
Milk Sugar |
Fried eggs
Tea (chamomile) |
Black coffee
Whole wheat toast with margarine |
| How much | 1 cup Bran Flakes
½ cup milk 1 teaspoon of sugar |
1 egg fried with 3 teaspoons of butter
1 cup of tea (chamomile) |
1 cup of black coffee
Whole wheat toast (1 slice) with soft margarine (2 teaspoons) |
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| Time | 6.05 am | 6.30 am | 8.00 am | |
| Activities/Setting | Seated/In the house | Seated/In the house | Seated/In the house
30 minutes’ walk after breakfast |
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| With whom | Alone | Alone | With family | |
| What feelings | Relaxed | Stressed; late for work | Anxious; preparing to go for a walk with friends | |
| Snacks | Between 10 am and 11 am | 1 Carrot muffin | 3 medium-sized chocolate | Lower fat yoghurt |
| Lunch
|
What kind | French fries
Fresh (blended) mango juice |
Chocolate chip cookies
Fresh orange fruit |
French fries
Vanilla shake |
| How much | Medium (3.9 oz) French fries
1 cup of fresh mango juice |
3 medium-sized chocolate chip cookies
1 orange |
Medium (3.9 oz) French fries
1 medium-sized vanilla shake
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| Time | 1.25 pm | 1.05 pm | 12.45 pm | |
| Activities/Setting | Talking/office | Talking/office | Watching tv/office | |
| With whom | Two workmates | My colleague at work | With family | |
| What feelings | Happy | Happy | Bored | |
| Snack | Between 10 am and 11 am | Caffeine snacks | Medium-sized watermelon | 3 chocolate bars |
| Dinner/Supper | What kind | Chickpeas
Rice Cabbage |
Dark green vegetable soup
Meat Fried bananas |
Cheeseburger
Fresh milk Apple |
| How much | Medium (3.9 oz) chickpeas
4.2 oz rice 1 serving of steamed cabbage |
1 cup of dark green vegetable soup
3 oz cooked lean meat |
15 oz cheeseburger
1 glass of fresh milk 1 medium-sized apple |
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| Time | 6.00 pm | 6.15 pm | 6.30 pm | |
| Activities/Setting | Talking/In the dining room | Talking/In the dining room | Talking/In the dining room | |
| With whom | With family | With family | With family | |
| What feelings | Stressed after work | Stressed after work | Happy | |
Journal Analysis
Breakfast
From the journal above, breakfast is usually taken in the house during morning hours. During working days, it is usually taken between 6.00 am and 6.30 am. However, over the weekends, breakfast is usually taken between 7.00 am and 8.00 am. Not many activities are going on in the house during morning hours and this explains why breakfast is taken when relaxed and seated. Since there are several activities to be undertaken during the weekend, taking breakfast late might generate anxiety and worries. According to Ferrer-Cascales et al., (2018), taking a quality breakfast in the morning before going to work is believed to be a healthy lifestyle that can not only improve the quality of life but can also prevent depression and stress, especially among adolescents.
Snacks
Snacks are usually taken in the office while at work. They normally comprise light foods which can be taken in the midst of other activities. There are two sessions of eating snacks in a day; usually before lunch and before dinner/supper.
Lunch
Lunch is one of those meals that help to provide energy during the day. Therefore, it is important that one selects the right types of foods for lunch. From the journal above, lunch is normally taken at midday between 12.00 pm and 1.30 pm. During workdays, is it normally eaten in the office with colleagues while it is eaten with other members of the family over the weekends. Taking lunch in the office is characterized by happy moments caused by the jovial colleagues at work.
Dinner/Supper
The best time for dinner is normally between 6.00 pm and 6.30 pm. Although it is usually recommended that one eats dinner approximately 5 hours after lunch, eating it early about 3 hours after lunch is associated with some health benefits including improved blood glucose levels and enhanced lipid metabolism (Nakamura et al., 2021). From the journal, is evident that the author does not normally eat any other meal after eating dinner.
References
Dossey, B. M. & Keegan, l. (2005). Holistic nursing. Chapter 12. 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning
Eliopoulos, C. (2018). Introduction to holistic health. 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ferrer-Cascales, R., Sánchez-SanSegundo, M., Ruiz-Robledillo, N., Albaladejo-Blázquez, N., Laguna-Pérez, A., & Zaragoza-Martí, A. (2018). Eat or skip breakfast? the important role of breakfast quality for health-related quality of life, stress and depression in Spanish adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(8), 1781. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081781
Nakamura, K., Tajiri, E., Hatamoto, Y., Ando, T., Shimoda, S., & Yoshimura, E. (2021). Eating dinner early improves 24-h blood glucose levels and boosts lipid metabolism after breakfast the next day: A randomized cross-over trial. Nutrients, 13(7), 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072424