Diet Journal of Nursing

So ARE Nurses the “Nurse Police” When it Comes to Inpatient Hospital Stays?

So ARE Nurses the “Nurse Police” When it Comes to Inpatient Hospital Stays?

Tags: cardiac cardiac nursing diet heart healthy diets inpatient care

This essay explains my experience with working with patients who face new dietary changes, in the form of heart-healthy diets, specifically. I explore my experience with acting in a sense, as a monitor of what my patient eats while hospitalized, monitoring food brought in by family and/or friends at the time of their visit, and how nurses should seek out teaching moments for imminent dietary changes their patients will face upon discharge home.

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