Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition NUTR 4329

Course description:

This course explain the importance of feeding routes & feeding methods and nutritional support, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition, indications for uses & contraindication.This course also will introduce the role of  enteral formulas leading to better health outcomes and improved quality of life.  Also focuses on the advantages of enteral feeding over parenteral feeding. It is also provide students with the knowledge on how to reduce & managing complications of nutritional support, enteral nutrition & parenteral nutrition.

Course Aims:

  • To recognize the metabolic and physiological effects of foods on the body’s healing and immune systems and              reduction of  inflammation. 
  • To consider how to supply of  appropriate, bioavailable  nutrients.
  • To recognize the assessment of  the nutritional status of  patients with an illness, diet-related condition, or injury, in order to benefit the patient's own health and reduce health-care costs.  
  • To recognize the health effects of setting goals for the patient's treatment and developing a specialized nutrition prescription that includes patient education and self-management training.

Course outcomes:

By the end of this course the students will be able to:
  • Identify alternative feeding routes &feeding methods.
  • Recommend Enteral Formulas leading to better health outcomes and improved quality of life.  
  • Identify nutritional support, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition, indications for uses & contraindication.
  • Identify the advantages of enteral feeding over parenteral feeding.
  • Reduce &managing complications of nutritional support, enteral nutrition &parenteral nutrition.