UNIT 4 Flashcards
is a systematic method to provide high-quality nutrition care.
NUTRITION CARE PROCESS
it was published as part of the Nutrition Care Model
the process provides a framework for the Registered Nutritionist/Registered Nurse to customize care
use of the NCP can lead to more efficient and effective care, nutrition research
NUTRITION CARE PROCESS
Its purpose is to obtain adequate information to identify nutrition-related problems.
NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
is a systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data to make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition-related problems.
Nutrition assessment
It is an accurate method for assessing the nutritional statues
Dietary history
The information should be collected by a trained interviewer
Dietary history
- Details about usaul intake, types, amount, frequency & timing needs to be obtained
Dietary history
Cross checking to verify data is important
Dietary historry
Advantage: easily done
diasdvantage: patients may hoard food which is recorded as eaten
Plate diagram
Advante: easily done
disadvante: people can remember snack but often forget snacks
24-HOUR RECALL
Advantage: qualitative
Disadvantage: Inaccurate estimates of actual quantity of food consumed
1 to 3 day record
Advantage: Easily done
Disadvantage: May significantly underestimate usual intakes
Food frequency questionnaires
Amount, frequency, type of food consumed
-period of collection 1-7 days
-reliable, but difficult to maintain
Food Diary
CDC guidelines define a height for age values less than 5th percentile as short stature
Stature
Measured at the nipple midway between inspiration and expiration
Chest circumference
30cm at birth
50cm by yrs
Head circumference
Low weight for-age is a marker of failure to thrive
Rayner and Rudolf
Anthropometric Parameters
BASIC MEASUREMENTS
-height, weight, circumference eg OFC( infant up to age 2 years only)
-skin-fold thickness
Some measurements used for nutritional assessment include:
Height, Mass, BMI, Triceps skin-fold, Waist, hip and mid arm circumference, and derived measurements/ratios
-It is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height
-It is more of an indicator than a direct measurement of a person’s total body fat
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BMI
BMI CALCULATION
Weigh in kg/ (height in m)^2
Under weight
<18.5
Normal range
18.5-24.9
Over weight
25.0-29.9
Obese
> =30