Creating Diet Interventions for Fluid Restrictions
A fluid restriction for a resident/patient restricts their fluid intake to a measured limit. For example, 1500 ml/day.
The method to put a resident/patient on a fluid restriction is by customizing the resident/patient's personal menu to restrict the fluid quantity, which in turn can efficiently be accomplished by using a diet intervention.
For each fluid restriction level that is ordered at your facility, create a corresponding diet intervention as follows (see Creating a Diet Intervention):
- Name the diet intervention for the fluid restriction level. For example "1500 ml/day".
- Select all diet/texture type combinations for the diet intervention (so that it is available to any resident/patient assigned that diet/texture type combination).
- Add the "standard" customizations that are applicable for the fluid restriction level. For example, on a strict fluid restriction, you can remove the menu category Juice at breakfast (via the "do not serve" customization), while on a less strict fluid restriction, you can serve a half-portion of the Juice category at breakfast (via the serving size adjustment customization).
Note: Your facility may prefer to directly customize a resident/patient's personal menu rather than using a diet intervention. If so, then the diet intervention is still required, but it can remain blank (i.e., without customizations), and as such will be name-only for identification purposes on tickets/menus.
Assigning a Fluid Restriction Diet Intervention to a Resident/Patient
With the fluid restriction diet intervention created, you can then assign it to the resident/patient (see Assigning a Diet Intervention to a Resident/Patient).
Printing Name of Fluid Restriction Diet Intervention on Tickets/Menus
The diet intervention name can be printed on the following people reports (by selecting the Diet Intervention check box) to inform staff of the fluid restriction for the resident/patient:
- Tray Card Ticket Report (People) - lists Dietary Needs (no Food)
- Tray Menu Tickets Report (People) - for Non-Select & Advance Ordering
- Person-Specific Select Menus Report (People) - for Table Select & Advance Ordering (screenshot below)
- Snack Delivery Worksheet (People)
- Stickers (People) - for Personal Items, Snacks or Identification
FAQs
What about using the Fluid Restrictions Option?
The Fluid Restrictions option available from the Fluid drop-down on a resident/patient profile is not recommended to be used. For more information, see Why it is Not Recommended to Use the Fluid Restriction Option.