Nutrition Screening & Nutrition Assessment Flashcards
What is nutritional screening?
A process to identify an individual who is malnourished or who is at risk for malnutrition to determine if a detailed nutrition assessment is indicated
What are the four different methods used to collect data used in assessing a person’s nutrition status?
Anthropometric, biochemical (labs), clinical, and dietary
What is anthropometry?
The measurement of the physical dimensions and gross composition of the body (ex = height, weight, head circumference, etc.)
What is the method called that includes measuring a nutrient or its metabolite in blood, feces, or urine?
Biochemical method (also referred to as laboratory method)
What is included in the clinical portion of nutrition assessment?
The patient’s family and personal history, medical and health history, and physical examination to detect s/s (signs/symptoms) of malnutrition.
What should be collected as part of the dietary method?
A measure of food and beverages consumed during the course of a day or more to assess the pattern of food and supplement usage.
What is the Nutrition Care Process (NCP)?
*Even if you are not a dietetics major your professional field likely has something similar!
The NCP is a ‘systematic problem solving method’ use by dietetics practitioners to make evidence-based decision for nutrition-related problems for their patients/clients.
What is the purpose of Healthy People 2020?
Healthy People 2020 is a national health promotion/disease prevention program designed to improve the health of all in the US.
On the BMI scale, what range considers a person to be overweight? obese?
Overweight is a BMI range of 25-29.9 kg/m2
Obese is a BMI range of 30+ kg/m2
What are the top two leading causes of death in the US (both of which are directly related to nutrition)?
Heart disease and cancer
What are the two main risk factors for developing CHD (coronary heart disease)?
Physical inactivity and obesity
*To see the American Cancer Society’s guidelines for nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention, see pg 17/box 1.7 in your text.
Define nutritional epidemiology.
Nutritional epidemiology includes all research between diet and human health. Any conclusions derived from scientific research about nutrition is relayed to the general public for health promotion and disease prevention.
What is the difference between a nutrition screen and a nutrition assessment?
Nutrition screening identifies characteristics known to be associated with nutritional problems. Nutrition assessment is a more in depth process that takes into account a patient’s anthropometric data, biochemical methods, clinical methods, and dietary methods. Nutrition assessment will provide a much more in depth look at a patient’s nutrition status.
