Universidad de Jaén

THEORETICAL CONTENT

Section I. Introduction to nutricion

Lesson 1. Energy needs and general concepts.

Lesson 2. Macronutrients.

Lesson 3. Micronutrients.

Lesson 4. Other foods and drinks.

Lesson 5. Food hygiene, food poisoning and intolerances.

Section II. Applied nutrition and clinical nutrition.

Lesson 6. Nutritional needs according to the stage of development.

Lesson 7. Malnutrition.

Lesson 8. Diet in Diabetes Mellitus.

Lesson 9. Cardio-healthy diet. Diet and cardiovascular diseases.

Lesson 10. Diet and gastrointestinal disease.

Lesson 11. Diet and renal disease.

Lesson 12. Enteral nutrition.

Lesson 13. Parenteral nutrition.

Lesson 14. Diet and eating disorders.

Lesson 15. Diet and other health problems.

Lesson 16. Vegetarian diets.

PRACTICAL CONTENT

Practice 1. Nutritional assessment.

Practice 2. Balance diet. Food composition table.

Practice 3. Weekly meal plan using a computer software.

Practice 4. Managing the patient with dysphagia. Texture modified diets. 

Practice 5. Care intervention for obese and diabetic patients. Portion-size guides.

Practice 6. Role playing. Nutritional needs for different pathologies.

Practice 7. Nursing care in enteral/parenteral nutrition.

A1 - Large group exhibition classes. Exhibition of
theoretical contents with visual support and debate.

A2 - Classes in small groups. Participatory seminars and practical
learning workshops.

A3 - Collective / individual tutorials. Comments on
individual or group work and resolution of doubts. Presentations /
exhibitions.

A6 - Evaluation of the learning process: Includes individual
participation in exhibition classes and groups, as well as
academically directed work (in which both individual and group
activity is assessed) in addition to the subject exam.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

The final qualification (FQ) corresponds to the following
formula:

NF = (Attendance and participation * 0.05) + (Exam * 0.65) +
Practices / learning exercises * 0.3)

The qualifications corresponding to the theoretical concepts
of the subject (exam) as well as to the laboratory practices must
be at least 5 points out of 10, independently, to calculate the
overall grade of the subject.