Chat with AIExam 9: Nutritional Assessment
Define nutritional status.
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VerifiedThe degree of balance between nutrient intake and nutrient requirement is referred to as nutritional status. As with all aspects of assessment, several factors can affect the health status of a person. For nutrition assessment, the physiologic, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and economic aspects of the individual's life must be considered. The health practitioner needs to determine whether the patient has optimal nutrition, under nutrition, or over nutrition.
State the purposes of a nutritional assessment.
(71) VerifiedThree purposes for completing a nutritional assessment are (1) to identify persons who are malnourished, including over nutrition and under nutrition, or to identify persons who are at risk for developing malnutrition; (2) to obtain data for developing a nutrition plan that will prevent or decrease the development of malnutrition; and (3) to establish baseline data for the evaluation of the effectiveness of nutritional care.
Use nutritional assessment in the provision of health care and for health promotion.
(83) VerifiedAs with all aspects of health assessment, the goal of nutritional assessment is to identify actual or potential health problems and to provide individualized care toward resolution of the problem. Health promotion concepts regarding a healthy diet and approaches for weight loss for the overweight person are discussed.
Discuss the strengths and limitations of the methods used for collecting current dietary intake.
(71) Describe the unique nutritional needs for various developmental periods throughout the life cycle.
(82) Describe the role cultural heritage and values may play in an individual's nutritional intake.
(76) Use anthropometric measures and laboratory data to assess the nutritional status of patients.
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