How a Change in Health Status Would Affect Meeting the Basic Need to Eat and Feed

A change in the client’s physical and mental health status can increase or decrease their appetite, eating habits, and food preferences. A change in physical health status that inhibits the client’s functional abilities may affect the ability to eat and feed. This means that this basic priority need will not be met. Additionally, poor mental health is related to a lowered quality of diet and adverse eating habits (Teasdale et al., 2019).

Nursing Actions to Assist with This Change in Health

This change in the health of the client will require the adoption of actions for end-of-life care. The nursing actions that would help me support the patient after this change include supporting the client’s physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being. These include talking to the client to establish their care goals, communicating with the interprofessional care team on the client’s health status and desires, involving the client’s family in care plans, and making referrals for emotional and spiritual support.

References

Hopper, E. (2020). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Explained What Is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? http://www.christianworldmedia.com/client/docs/603_1585079540_17.pdf

Teasdale, S. B., Ward, P. B., Samaras, K., Firth, J., Stubbs, B., Tripodi, E., & Burrows, T. L. (2019). Dietary intake of people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 214(5), 251–259. https://doi.org/10.1192/