Objectives:

• Describe the factors associated with malnutrition in critical illness
• Outline key points from the 2016 Society for Critical Care Medicine / ASPEN guidelines
• Discuss implications of recent publications since the 2016 guidelines
• Explain the differences in various types of medical literature to form clinical recommendations
• Identify statistical techniques for incorporating literature evaluation in clinical decisions
• Describe the difference between a p-value and confidence interval

Objectives:

• Identify appropriate candidates for enteral nutrition support
• Create an enteral nutrition support therapy plan incorporating safe practices and evidenced based research for inpatients and outpatients
• Describe enteral nutrition support therapy complications, prevention, and potential treatment
• Summarize methods for patient education

Objectives:

• Assess fluid and electrolyte needs of a patient
• Develop a therapeutic plan for fluid and electrolyte requirements
• Prevent and manage complications of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities

Objectives:

• Identify signs and symptoms of potential nutrient deficiencies
• Discuss potential etiologies of nutrient deficiencies
• Determine the best method for measuring nutrient status
• Define the etiology approach to malnutrition assessment and the consensus derived diagnostic characteristics
• Describe application of the diagnostic malnutrition characteristics

Objectives:

• Differentiate enteral and parenteral access routes and devices
• Identify key factors of access device selection
• Recognize, prevent and treat access device complications

Objectives:

• Identify current indications for parenteral nutrition
• Discuss parenteral formula and admixture design
• Evaluate components of parenteral nutrition monitoring and management
• Identify key safe practice issues related to parenteral nutrition

Objectives:

• List the primary components of a nutrition assessment for a pediatric patient
• Identify the different types of infant and pediatric formulas and their recommended uses
• Define the nutrient needs of a pediatric patient receiving nutrition support
• Identify indications for parenteral and enteral nutrition support

Objectives:

• Identify the nutritional requirements of the neonate and indications for parenteral nutrition (PN)
• Discuss neonatal requirements for macronutrients and micronutrients used in neonatal PN
• List key compounding challenges in neonatal PN
• Evaluate the role of human milk as the source of optimal enteral nutrition in the neonate

Objectives:

• Diagnose major acid-base derangements
• Recognize compensatory mechanisms for acid-base derangements
• Describe the roles of buffers in acid-base balance

Objectives:

• List the indications and contraindications for enteral and parenteral nutrition in specific disease states
• List common nutritional deficiencies that can occur from GI losses due to various diseases
• Develop strategies for nutrition support of patients with GI diseases
• Discuss ethical issues related to nutrition support