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Nutritional Counseling Services
& IV Infusion Therapy
All VNA patients receive a nutritional assessment by the admitting staff person. A referral for a VNA Registered Dietician nutritional evaluation requires physician’s orders.
The dietitian provides:
Assessment and monitoring of patient’s nutritional status
Individual and family/caregiver education
Recommendations for dietary change
Active consultation in treatment plan with patient, caregiver, VNA case manager and patient physician
Nutritional Risk Factors
Mental confusion affecting eating
Missed meals, snacks, fluids
Food wastage or rejection
Those who must make major diet changes due to such diseases as diabetes, heart diseases, eating disorders, surgery, kidney failure and cancers.
Depression, loneliness, bereavement\
Poor therapeutic diet knowledge
Limited dietary variety
High-tech IV home infusion therapies available from the VNA of Albany include parenteral nutrition, antibiotics, chemotherapy, and, as appropriate, RN instructions of patient/caregiver with administration and line care. |
