DIET 310

What is the nutrition care process (NCP)?

It is a systematic approach to providing high quality nutrition care.

The steps in NCP

Nutrition assessment

Nutrition diagnosis

Nutrition intervention

Nutrition monitoring and evaluation

The collective term for the steps in NCP

ADIME

The type of data collected during the nutrition assessment is____

ABCD

What is ABCD

A-Anthropometric

B-Biochemical

C-Client history

D-Dietary

When was the NCP adopted?

2003

The nutrition care process is represented as a ____ in the nutrition care model

Circle

What is the nutrition care model?

Graphic visualization that illustrates the steps of the nutrition care process and also the internal and external factors that impact the application of nutrition care process.

Internal factors that impact NCP

Collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Nutrition and dietetics knowledge

Critical thinking

Code of Ethics

Skills and competencies

External factors that impact NCP

Practice settings

Health care systems

Social systems

Economics

What is anthropometry?

The scientific measurements of the body

What does the PES statement stand for?

P- Problem

E- Etiology

S- Signs and symptoms

The problem must be standardized nutrition diagnosis terminology

True

The problem is grouped into 3 domains. What are they?

Intake

Clinical

Behavioral/Environmental

The problem and etiology is targeted to ___ while signs and symptoms is to ___

Intervention and Monitoring/Evaluation

The problem must be a ___ problem

Solvable

According to the CDC anthropometry provides a valuable assessment of nutritional status in children and adults

True

What are some elements/examples of measurements of anthropometry

Height

Weight

Head circumference

Skinfold thickness

Weight for age

Height for age

Weight for height

MUAC

BMI

Anthropometric measurements are noninvasive

True

Clinicians should ensure the use of well-calibrated, quality equipment and check it regularly for accuracy

True

Some equipments used in anthropometry

Weight scale

Infantometer

Stadiometer

Calibration weight

Knee caliper

Skinfold calibers

MUAC tape

Errors in measurements are the only complications of anthropometric measurements

True

What would be the most practical and accurate way to measure regional adiposity

Waist and hip circumference

The best way to measure the nutritional status of a pregnant woman and child is?

MUAC

Waist to hip ratio helps to know patients at risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes

True

Which of the following correctly describes 'overweight' in adults using WHO BMI classification?

BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m²

Head circumference measurement in infants is primarily used to assess:

Brain growth and neurological development

Stunting in children is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Acute infection causing rapid weight loss

Which of the following is the 'gold standard' method for measuring body fat percentage?

Hydrodensitometry (underwater weighing)

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) estimates body composition primarily by measuring:

Resistance and reactance of body tissues to a small electric current

Which skinfold site is most commonly used to estimate total body fatness in clinical anthropometry?

Triceps

MUAC cut-off of < 11.5 cm in children aged 6–59 months indicates:

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM)

What is the nutrition focused physical exam

It is a systematic assessment performed by registered dietitian nutritionists to evaluate a patient’s nutritional status and identify signs of malnutrition

What are the parameters that NFPE involves

Body composition

Skin integrity

Oral health

Hair, skin and nails