Domain II: Nutrition Care for Individuals and Groups: Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 1

____ and ___ determines if the nutrition intervention strategy is working to resolve the nutrition diagnosis, the etiology, and/or the signs and symptoms

Answer 1

Monitoring and evaluation

Question 2

Nutrition ____ is the review or measurement of a nutrition care indicator

Answer 2

Monitoring

Question 3

Nutrition ____ compares findings with goals or standards; it determines the degree to which progress is being made and outcomes are being met

Answer 3

Evaluation

Question 4

What critical thinking skills are needed for monitoring and evaluation?

Answer 4

-Select appropriate indicators
-Use appropriate references standards
-Define where the patient is in terms of expected outcomes
-Explain variance from expected outcomes
-Determine factors that help/hinder progress
-Decide between discharge or continuation of care

Question 5

____ is used to create an outcomes management system; it is collected and analyzed timely, so performance can be adjusted and improved

Answer 5

Data

Question 6

Measure outcome indicators by using evidence-based outcomes research and document clinical ____ of MNT

Answer 6

Effectiveness

Question 7

What are outcome categories that evaluate the quality of the patient?

Answer 7

-Direct nutrition outcomes
-Clinical health status outcomes
-Patient-centered outcomes
-Healthcare use and cost outcomes

Question 8

When indicating ____ measures, provide information about the type of progress made, when the nutrition problem resolved, and what aspects of nutrition intervention are not working

Answer 8

Outcome

Question 9

Nutrition care outcomes prove the ____ of our intervention

Answer 9

Value

Question 10

Nutrition care outcomes represent results that the practitioner and nutrition care impacted ____; can be linked to nutrition intervention tools

Answer 10

Independently

Question 11

Nutrition care outcomes are measurable with ___ and ___ available; they occur in a reasonable time periods and can be attributed to the nutrition care

Answer 11

Tools and resources

Question 12

Nutrition care outcomes are logical and biologically/psychologically plausible stepping stones to other health care ____

Answer 12

Outcomes

Question 13

Nutrition care outcomes are distinct from health care outcomes because they represent the nutrition professional’s specific _____ to care

Answer 13

Contribution

Question 14

What are examples of nutrition outcomes?

Answer 14

-Food and nutrition-related history (intake)
-Lab data and medical tests
-Anthropometrics
-NFPE findings

Question 15

Health care outcomes of interests of health care providers and ____

Answer 15

Payers

Question 16

What are examples of health and disease outcomes?

Answer 16

-Reduced readmissions
-Changes in severity, duration, or course of a condition or disease
-Changes in risk level
-Maintenance of health

Question 17

What are some examples of cost outcomes?

Answer 17

-Changes in length of stay
-ICU days
-Number of outpatient visits, treatment procedures, medications
-Reduced readmissions

Question 18

What are some examples of patient-centered outcomes?

Answer 18

-Changes in indicators that reflect functional level, disability, quality of life

Question 19

Positive changes in nutrition care outcomes in turn improve other ____ outcomes

Answer 19

Health

Question 20

When determining ____ ___ ____, documentation includes a statement of where a patient is now in terms of expected outcomes, date, and time

Answer 20

Continuation of care

Question 21

If care is to be continued, the nutrition care process cycles back as needed to ___, ___, and/or ____ as needed

Answer 21

Assess, diagnose, intervene