Nutrition

Health Assessment

primary nutrients:

carbs, proteins, fats, vitamins/ minerals

urgent assessment

trauma or stress causing increased caution

ongoing process

nutritional risk assessment and dietary counseling

nutritional screening assessment parameters

skin assessment

risk assessment

history or symptoms

nutrition history

calculated measurements

lab values

common symptoms of altered nutrition

changes in body weight

changes in eating habits

changes in hair skin and nails

decreased energy level

subjective data collection

areas for health promotion

medical/ surgical history

food and fluid intake patterns

psychosocial profile

equipment needed for objective data collection

scale

measuring tape

growth chart for kids

physical assessment

body type

general appearance

swallowing

elimination

BMI

objective data collection

weight calculation

skinfold thickness

waist circumference

midarm and upper arm muscle circumference

BMI

lifespan considerations

older adults

pregnant women

infants, children, and adolescents

What type of condition is food insecurity

social and economic

Pregnant women need an additional ____ calories for them and their baby

300-500

Why is protein important for growing children?

enhance growth and build tissue when damages

Why would older adults need vitamin d supplements

changes in absorption and metabolism

What might affect older adults from enjoying meals

poor dentition

risk factors affecting nutrition

surgery, infection, trauma, head injury and burns

What type of process is nutrition assessment

ongoing process

What does a complete nutrition screening assessment include

a risk assessment, history of common symptoms, nutritional history, physical exam, measurements, and lab values

Edema

swelling

24 hour recall

asking the patient what they had to eat and drink in the last 24 hours

When can you use 24 hour recall

When the patient is able to recall the proportions of food they had

Three day food diary

consist of the patient writing down the food they had immediately

Food Frequency Questionnaires

assessing the intake of certain required goods for special situations

Intake and Output documentation

required to assess the adequacy of food and fluid intake and to comply with agency recommendations

what patients involving output are closely monitored

drains, wounds, burns, diarrhea

Formula for BMI

(weight kg/ lbs | height in meters/ inches)² x 703