review of assessment

Question 1

a measurement of the extent to which the individual’s physiological need for nutrients is being me

Answer 1

nutritional status

Question 2

what you have to balance in order to gain optimal nutrition status

Answer 2

nutrient intake and absorption
nutrient requirements

Question 3

____ takes a while to develop

Answer 3

deficiency

Question 4

too much or too little of a nutrient

reduces function or changes size

Answer 4

nutritional imbalance

Question 5

adipocytes change size/number to accommodate excess intake

Answer 5

obesity

Question 6

depleted reserves =

Answer 6

undernutrition

Question 7

undernutrition can lead to

Answer 7

impaired growth and development, poor resistance to infection, poor wound healing, mortality, morbidity

Question 8

generalized wasting

Answer 8

marasmus

Question 9

protein depletion

Answer 9

kwashiorkor

Question 10

20-50% of hospitalized patients show some kind of

Answer 10

malnutrition
generalized wasting
protein depletion

Question 11

longer one stays in hospital,

Answer 11

worse nutritional depletion becomes

Question 12

obesity screening factors show more

Answer 12

inflammatory processes

Question 13

purpose of screening

Answer 13

to quickly identify individuals who are malnourished or at a nutritional risk and to determine if a more detailed assessment is warranted

Question 14

requires nutrition screening within 24 hours

Answer 14

joint commission

Question 15

nutrition screening tool w/ points scale

Answer 15

mst screen

Question 16

universal screening tool

Answer 16

must screen

Question 17

screening for long-term care

Answer 17

mna long form

Question 18

a comprehensive approach, completed by a RD, for defining nutritional status using medical, social, nutritional, and medication histories, physical examinations, anthropometric measurements, and lab data

Answer 18

nutritional assessment