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develop and implement a patient educational brochure to educate your patient on the nutritional
considerations of a specific disease process. Use any type of publisher software you choose to
create your brochure. Information must be in the form of a patient educational brochure.
as a guide: https://youtu.be/2-wuhi2W-YcLinks to an external site.
1. Develop a trifold instructional brochure on the nutritional aspects of one of
the disorders below:
o Type 2 Diabetes
o Hypertension
o Coronary Artery Disease
o Chronic Kidney Disease
o Cancer
o HIV/AIDS
2. Include in your brochure all points below:
o Explanation of the pathophysiology of the disorder. Provide 4 risk
factors OR 4 symptoms of the disorder.
o Two common, specific medications (not classifications of
medications) used for the disorder. Explain how medications work
to treat the disorder. Include 3 nutritional considerations for each
medication. (Example: food interactions, foods to avoid, foods to
take with medication).
o Identify an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the incidence
of the disorder.
▪ Include at least 3 specific foods that should be included
in the diet, provide rational for why foods should be
included in the diet for this disease process.
▪ Include at least 3 specific foods that should be avoided in
the diet, provide rational for why the foods should be
excluded from the diet for disease process.
▪ Examples of Evidence-based diets:
▪ Dash diet
▪ Mediterranean diet
▪ Low carb diet
▪ Low sodium diet
▪ Low fat diet
▪ Modified fiber and bland diet
▪ Protein restricted
▪ High protein diet
o Include the information for at least 2 patient resources. One
resource on the evidence-based diet and 1 resource on the
disorder. Include name of organization and URL for the citation.
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Include images or clipart to support your information. Trifold
brochure should look professional.
Include at least 2 evidence-based references (less than 5 years old)
included in your brochure to support your information. Proper use
of in-text citations and references in APA Style. References must be
on brochure.
Rubric
Pathophysiology: Explain Pathophysiology of disorder. Provides at least 4 risk factors OR 4 symptoms of
disorder. Use Lay terms to educate patient.
Medications: Provides information on 2 specific medications used to treat the disorder. Clearly explains
how the medication works to treat disorder. Includes 3 nutritional considerations for each medication.
Evidence-Based Diet Recommendation: Provides an evidence-based diet to prevent or reduce the
incidence of disorder. Provides 3 specific foods to be included and 3 specific foods to be excluded from
diet. Rationales provided.
Patient Resources: Provides at least 2 patient resources. 1 resource on the EB diet and 1 resource on the
disorder. Name and URL to organization provided.
Creativity: Professional look and organization of information in tri-fold brochure (front and back) no
grammar/ spelling mistakes. Uses pictures or images to support information.
References: Provides at least 2 references less than 5 years old to support information in brochure.
Appropriate use of in-text citations and APA formatted references within brochure.