Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 1

Nutrition monitoring

Answer 1

review or measurement of a nutrition care indicator

Question 2

Nutrition evaluation

Answer 2

compare findings with goals or standards

Question 3

Nutrition care outcome indicators

Answer 3

provide info about the type of progress made, when the nutrition problem is resolved, and what aspects of the intervention aare not working

Question 4

Nutrition care outcomes

Answer 4

measurable results of nutrition care directly linked to nutrition diagnosis and intervention goal

Outcomes we measure:
1) food/nutrition related history/intake
2) lab data and medical tests
3) anthropometrics
4) nutrition-focused physical findings

*positive changes in nutrition care outcomes improve other health outcomes

Question 5

Health care outcomes

Answer 5

of interest to health care providers and payers

1) Health and disease outcomes
ex. reduced readmissions, changes in seerity
2) Cost outcomes
ex. changes in length of stay
3) Patient-centered outcomes
ex. changes in indicators that reflect quality of life