Identify pediatric nutritional concepts, principles, and feeding practices.

Identification should include

• current nutritional concepts
• significance of nutritional principles
• age-specific information (e.g., childhood obesity)
• caloric and fluid needs.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are current nutritional concepts as they relate to the pediatric client?
• How would one explain the significance of nutritional principles?
• What are age-specific feeding practices and associated parental concerns?
• What are the caloric and fluid requirements of each pediatric age group?
• What are specific examples of pediatric nutrition, based on clinical observation?
• How does one monitor and record intake?