Nutrition II

Question 1 • Nursing Assistant - EL3610

How does serving meals differ between patients with and without a visual impairment?

Answer

Visually impaired patients’ meals need to be checked against their name, room number, and diet, but this process is unnecessary for those without a visual impairment.

Visually impaired patients may need their food to be cut up and their containers opened, but this process may not be necessary for those without a visual impairment.

Both visually impaired patients and patients who are not visually impaired should not be notified if there is a delay in their meal, because it can increase their stress levels.

Only visually impaired patients receive assistance with washing their hands and clearing their over-bed tables in preparation for meals.

Explanation

Patients with a visual impairment may have difficulty seeing or handling food, so staff may need to cut up their food and open containers. Patients without a visual impairment may be able to do these tasks themselves. Meal identification checks and preparing a clean table are important for all patients, not only those with visual impairments.

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