Assigning a Liquid Diet, Tube Feeding Diet, or No Menu (NPO) Diet

• Assigning a Liquid Diet
• Assigning a Tube Feeding Diet when no Food is Allowed
• Assigning a Tube Feeding Diet when Food is Allowed
• Assigning a NPO Diet

Assigning a Liquid Diet

When a person is assigned a liquid diet, the items available to them on their personal menu are pulled from the scheduled liquid menu (along with any personal menu items). To assign a liquid diet:

1. Open the person's profile.
2. From the Diets field, select the appropriate liquid diet category: Clear Liquid or Full Liquid.
3. When a person is assigned a liquid diet, then the Texture field is automatically changed and locked to Liquid.
4. Click Save to apply your changes. 
   
   

1. Open the person's profile.
2. From the Diets field, select Tube Feeding. 
3. When a person is assigned a tube feeding diet, the Texture field and Fluid field change to NPO (as per screenshot below).
4. Click Save to apply your changes. 
   
   
   
   
5. The above assigned diet order will clear the patient's personal menu of any foods, and no personal menu items will be permitted to be added.

Assigning a Tube Feeding Diet when Food is Allowed

If a patient is on a tube feeding diet but is allowed food (to encourage/permit them to renew eating) or supplements, then complete the following steps to assign their diet order: 

1. Open the person's profile.
2. From the Diets field, select Tube Feeding. The Texture field and Fluid field automatically both change to NPO, which you will need to change in steps 3 and 4.  
3. From the Texture field, select the appropriate texture type to assign to the patient. 
4. From the Fluid field, select the appropriate fluid type to assign to the patient. 
5. Click Save to apply your changes. 
   
   
   
   
6. With the above assigned diet order, you can then add personal menu items to their personal menu (including supplements) which in turn will be reflected on the service reports for serving staff.

Assigning a NPO Diet

When a resident/patient is on an NPO diet, their personal menu will be cleared of any foods, and no personal menu items will be permitted to be added. For a resident/patient with NPO, a food-specific report (e.g., tray menu ticket or person-specific menu) will not be generated for them; however a non-food report (e.g., tray card ticket) will be generated for them.

To assign a NPO diet, complete the following steps: 

1. Open the person's profile.
2. From the Diets field, select NPO. The Texture and Fluid fields automatically change and are locked to NPO.
   Note: The NPO option is not available for selection from the Texture and Fluid fields. You must select an NPO from the Diets field.  
3. Click Save to apply your changes.
   
   
   
   
4. The above assigned diet order will clear the patient's personal menu of any foods, and no personal menu items will be permitted to be added.