One of the responsibilities of a nurse is to inform and implement a diet for patients. Restrictions in food selection, increasing intake of liquids, or even reinforcing NPO status are ultimately helpful to the patient’s prognosis and overall care.
Here’s a simple list to help nurses determine what is the recommended hospital diet and food intake or restrictions to each disease/condition:
Hospital Diets
| Disorder/Condition | Recommended Diet |
| Acid and Alkali Ingestion | NPO |
| Acute Cholecystitis | NPO to rest the gallbladder |
| Acute Intestinal Obstruction | NPO |
| Acute renal disease | Low Protein, high-calorie, fluid-controlled, sodium-controlled, potassium-controlled |
| Chronic renal disease | Low Protein, low-sodium, fluid-restricted, potassium-restricted, phosphorous restricted |
| Cirrhosis with hepatic insufficiency or encephalopathy | Low Protein, sodium-restricted, fluid-restricted |
| Constipation | High-fiber and increased fluids |
| COPD | Soft, high-calorie, low-CHON, high-fat, small frequent feedings |
| Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever | Avoid dark colored foods |
| Diabetes Insipidus | Low sodium |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Diabetic Diet (Well-balanced diet) |
| Diarrhea | Liquid, low-fiber, regular, fluid and electrolyte replacement |
| Gallbladder diseases | Low-fat, calorie-restricted, high-protein |
| Gastritis | Low-fiber, bland diet |
| Gouty Arthritis and Hyperuricemia | Low purine diet |
| Hepatitis | Regular, high-calorie, high-protein |
| Hyperlipidemias | Fat-controlled, calorie restricted |
| Hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery diseases | Low-sodium, calorie restricted, fat-controlled |
| Kidney stones | Increased fluid intake |
| MAO-I Therapy | Tyramine restricted (preserved foods) |
| Nephrotic syndrome | Sodium-restricted, high-calorie, high-protein, potassium-restricted |
| Obesity | Calorie-restricted, high-fiber |
| Osteoporosis | Increase in calcium |
| Pancreatitis | Low-fat, regular, small, frequent feedings; tube feedings or total parenteral nutrition |
| Peptic ulcer | Bland |
| Peritonitis | NPO |
| Pregnancy and Hypertension | Low salt, high calcium diet |
| Stroke | Mechanical soft, regular or tube feeding |
| Stroke | NPO |
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Low salt diet |
| Underweight | High calorie- high protein |
| Vomiting | Replacement of fluid and electrolytes |
do you whats the diet for diververticulitis?
Please send me download link in PDF formate
I’ve started working as a medical interpreter and I’ve been checking all the content throughout the week.
Nothing to say but THANK SO MUCH!
Cheers from HONDURAS!
Can hospital staff limit diet carbs/ calories if a patient choses to be non compliant