ATI COMPREHENSIVE NURSING – NUTRITION & BIOCHEM - NEW VERSION SUMMARY 2023-2024

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ATI COMPREHENSIVE NURSING – NUTRITION & BIOCHEM - NEW VERSION SUMMARY 2023-2024 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INTRODUCTORY TRAINING THEME UNDERSTANDING CELLULAR FUNCTIONS & BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSS OF NUTRIENT... S TOPIC INTRODUCTION TO HUAMAN NUTRITION & BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY TRAINING HOURS 44HRS SUB TOPICS • Concepts to Nutrition & biochemistry • Periodic table and chemicals of life • Importance of learning Nutrition & biochemistry • Bio molecules-classifications, structure & properties • Metabolisms-lipids, CHO, proteins • Nutritional and biochemical disorders BROAD OBJECTIVE The learners to fully understand the biochemical’s of life, their functions, structural formula metabolism and disorders resulting from improper metabolism. KEY COMPETENCIES • The learners should be able to understand the uses and application of Nutrition & biochemistry in everyday life. • Learners should be able to understand classification of nutrients and main food sources. • The learners should be able to describe the structures and functions of organic compounds. • The learners should be able to describe the metabolic pathways of organic compounds and the metabolic disorders associated with each compound. LEARNING PROCESS  Pretest  Introductory Activity  Peer discussion  Tutorial  Plenary Study questions 1. Define the following terms:  Food  Diet  Nutrient  Biochemistry  Nutrition  Composition  Balanced diet  Health 2. State the importance of  Good nutrition in our body  Biochemistry 3. For each classification of nutrients outline the following  Class of Nutrient  Food sources  Specific dietary functions 4. Explain factors affecting individuals nutrients needs. 5. List down essential elements of life 6. describe the structure of simple form of nutrients  Monosaccharides i.e. Glucose, Fructose and galactose  Amino acid  Glycerol & Fatty acid 7. What do the following metabolic pathway mean  Glycolysis  Glucogenesis  Gluconeogenesis  Glycogenesis  Glycogenolysis  Transamination  Deamination  Decarboxylation  Urea cycle Assignments To be posted on mElimu Study methods Self-directed learning Tutorials Small group learning Demonstration Lecture Plenary presentation Skills lab Others Reference materials BIOCHEMISTRY,1993(Robert K. el al) General Organic and Biochemistry 2007(Katherine.J.Dennis et al) Marks’ essentials of medical biochemistry Anatomy and Physiology Ross & Wilson The structure and function of large biological molecules pdf (Melimu) Student self-assessment How would you rate your acquired knowledge , skills and attitude ( where applicable 0 using the scale: 0=very poor, 1=poor, 2=fair, 3=good, 4=excellent. 0 1 2 3 4 Theoretical Skills Attitude Reasons [Show More]

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