assessment - nutrition and elimination

Question 1

nutrition assessment - admission

Answer 1

*usual dietary intake
*food allergies/intolerances
*physician prescribed diets
*dietary preferences

Question 2

anorexia

Answer 2

lack of appetite

Question 3

dysphagia

Answer 3

difficulty/ inability to swallow

Question 4

aspiration

Answer 4

oral secretions or gastric contents go into the respiratory tract instead of GI tract

Question 5

elimination assessnemt

Answer 5

• Normal pattern
• Urine assessment
  presence of catheter
  incontinence
• Bowel assessment
  constipation, diarrhea
• Medication use
  laxatives