Upon completion of this module the student should be able to:
1. Identify the physiological and psychological effects of body trauma or stress.
2. Contrast the outcomes of surgery in a patient with poor nutritional status and in a patient with good nutritional status.
3. Explain the rationale for the importance of the nutrients most needed during the surgical experience.
4. List the major nutritional problems encountered in preoperative patients and possible solutions to these problems.
5. Describe the diet therapy regime for the postoperative patient and rationale for its use.
6. Identify common foods and fluids suitable for replacing losses and promoting healing in the surgical patient.
7. Relate nursing interventions to the nutritional care of the surgery patient.