Jonathan, a two-and-a-half-year-old, lives with his mother and brothers at his grandmother's house in Chicago. His mother, Anita, works at a pharmacy to support the family. Jonathan spends his days at home with his grandmother. While Anita works, his grandmother brings the boys to a nearby congregate W.I.C (Women, Infants, and Children Program) site for a hot meal. Jonathan's favorite foods are french fries and strawberry milkshake. He drinks about four glasses (32 ozs.) of whole milk per day. He also loves grilled cheese sandwiches.
At his W.I.C appointment, the nutritionist asks Anita about Jonathan's food intake and plots his weight and height on growth charts for her to see. She works with Anita on goals for improving Jonathan's nutritional status. The statistics are as follows:
Date of W.I.C Appointment Jonathan's Age Jonathan's Height Jonathan's Weight Lab Values: Hemoglobin Lab Values: Lead
8/1/05 30 months 35.5 inches 27 lbs 10.3 10.2
5/2/05 27 months 35 inches 26.5 lbs
2/4/05 24 months 34.5 inches 26 lbs
Based on the information in Jonathan's case study, complete the following tasks:
1.What do you notice about Jonathan's rate of growth over the past six months?
2.What are the possible nursing interventions directed at Jonathan's nutritional risk factors?
3.What are the possible nursing interventions directed at Jonathan's nutritional risk factors?
4.What diet recommendations would you explore with Anita? Is milk a good source of iron? What are the nutritional imbalances that might be associated with the milk intake? Can you make recommendations that would improve his calorie, iron, and zinc intake? How would this affect his lead absorption?
5.Would you make any healthcare referrals on his behalf?