The Nutrition Care Process Dietary Screening and Assessment

steps of NCPM

Assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring

Nutrient assessment

Collect and analyze information about the patient's nutritional status

Nutrition Diagnosis

Identify a specific nutrition problem that the dietitian can address

Nutrition Intervention

Develop and implement a plan to correct or improve the nutrition problem

Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation

Follow the patient and determine whether the intervention is working

Referral

Sending a patient/client to another health professional for care beyond one's own expertise.

When should a referral be sent

When you can't access nutrition care and MNT

What is Medicare Part B Medical Nutrition Therapy

An initial nutrition and lifestyle assessment

BMI equation

Weight/ Hieght^2

T/F: Only a dietitian can be licensed to provide nutritional care

True

T/F: Those in osteopathy, chiropractic, nursing, or pharmacy may provide nutrition services incidental to your primary profession, while not being titled as dietitan

T

Screening

test or standardized examination procedure used to identify patients requiring special intervention"

a nutrition screen must be completed in _______ in a hospital admisssion

24hrs

Pts nutritionally at risk must have a nutrition assessment in

48-72 hrs

Comprehensive Nutrition Assessment

First step in formulating a patient-specific nutrition care plan. Identify risk factors for malnutrition and find nutrient needs

Nutrition-focused Medical, Surgical, and Dietary History

oresents Pathology, medical/social/family history

Physical Examination Findings Suggestive of Malnutrition

Looks at skin, musculoskeletal, hepatic, and neurological signs of malnutrition

Anthropometric and Other Nutritional Status Measurements

Weight, BMI, waist, etc

24-hour Dietary Recall

Patients are asked to report all foods and beverages consumed in the past 24 hours

3-Day Diet Record

Patients record all food and beverages consumed over three consecutive days (two weekdays and one weekend day)

Food Frequency Questionnaire

Patients report how frequently certain food andbeverage items from a checklist were consumedover a specific period of time