Nutrition Exam 5 Flashcards
What to observe for the patient
Physical status
Food intake
Food preferences
Weight changes
Response to therapy
Understand patients
Values
Beliefs
Attitudes about food
Assess family
Tradition
Rituals, related to food
Environmental factors
What is readily available
Lifestyle
Work schedules
Cost
Lack of exercise opportunities
Developmental needs
Infants/ toddlers/ school age
Adolescents
Young and middle adults
Older adults
Older adults
Slow metabolic rate
Changes in oral health
Age related GI changes
Chronic illness
ADLs
Adverse effects of medications
Cognitive impairment
Culture aspects of nutrition
Eating habits
Harmony of hot/cold, wet/dry
Some ethnicities are at greater risk for nutrition/GI related issues
Assessment
Early recognition, malnourishment and complications
Screening
Dietician, GI doctor
Diet and health history
Intake and preference, symptoms, allergies, medications
Physical signs and symptoms
Age related GI changes
Presence of chronic illness
Adequate nutrition
Adverse effects of meds
Cognitive impairments
Age related GI changes
- digestions of food and maintenance
- changes in the teeth and gums
- reduced saliva production
- reduced gag reflux
Presence of chronic illness
Diabetes Mellitus
End stage renal disease
Cancer
Adequate nutrition
Lifelong eating habits
Culture
Socialization
Income
Loss
Dentition
Transportation
Education level
ADLs
Adverse effects of meds
Anorexia
GI bleed
xerostomia
Impaired smell and taste perception
