NCP Terminology Exam Questions with
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Nutrition assessment purpose - Answer--to obtain, verify, and interpret data needed to
identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and significance
-an ongoing, nonlinear, and dynamic process that involves data collection and continual
analysis of the patient/client's status compared to specific criteria
-contrasts with nutrition monitoring and evaluation where nutrition and dietetics
practitioners use the same data to determine changes in patient/client behavior,
nutritional status, and the efficacy of nutrition intervention
Finding nutrition assessment data - Answer--for individuals, data can come directly from
the patient/client through interview, observation, and measurements, a medical record,
and the referring health care provider
-for population groups, data from surveys, administrative data sets, and epidemiological
or research studies are used
Use of nutrition assessment data - Answer--compared to criteria, or relevant norms and
standards
-these norms and standards may be national, institutional, or regulatory
-findings are then documented in nutrition diagnosis statements and nutrition
intervention goal setting
Term selection and organization - Answer--the taxonomy or classification system guides
the nutrition and dietetics practitioner to logical terminology selection
-the terms for nutrition assessment and nutrition monitoring and evaluation are
combined because the data points are the same or related
-the data purpose and use are distinct in these two steps of the nutrition care process
Nutrition diagnosis purpose - Answer--to identify and describe a specific nutrition
problem that can be resolved or improved through treatment/nutrition intervention by a
nutrition and dietetics practitioner
-a nutrition diagnosis (ex. inconsistent carbohydrate intake) is different from a medical
diagnosis (ex. diabetes)
Determining a nutrition diagnosis - Answer--nutrition and dietetics practitioners use
nutrition assessment data to identify and label the patient/client's nutrition diagnosis
under standard nutrition diagnostic terminology
-the eNCPT provides a reference sheet for each nutrition diagnosis that includes its
definition, possible etiology/causes, and common signs or symptoms identified in the
nutrition assessment step
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Nutrition assessment purpose - Answer--to obtain, verify, and interpret data needed to
identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and significance
-an ongoing, nonlinear, and dynamic process that involves data collection and continual
analysis of the patient/client's status compared to specific criteria
-contrasts with nutrition monitoring and evaluation where nutrition and dietetics
practitioners use the same data to determine changes in patient/client behavior,
nutritional status, and the efficacy of nutrition intervention
Finding nutrition assessment data - Answer--for individuals, data can come directly from
the patient/client through interview, observation, and measurements, a medical record,
and the referring health care provider
-for population groups, data from surveys, administrative data sets, and epidemiological
or research studies are used
Use of nutrition assessment data - Answer--compared to criteria, or relevant norms and
standards
-these norms and standards may be national, institutional, or regulatory
-findings are then documented in nutrition diagnosis statements and nutrition
intervention goal setting
Term selection and organization - Answer--the taxonomy or classification system guides
the nutrition and dietetics practitioner to logical terminology selection
-the terms for nutrition assessment and nutrition monitoring and evaluation are
combined because the data points are the same or related
-the data purpose and use are distinct in these two steps of the nutrition care process
Nutrition diagnosis purpose - Answer--to identify and describe a specific nutrition
problem that can be resolved or improved through treatment/nutrition intervention by a
nutrition and dietetics practitioner
-a nutrition diagnosis (ex. inconsistent carbohydrate intake) is different from a medical
diagnosis (ex. diabetes)
Determining a nutrition diagnosis - Answer--nutrition and dietetics practitioners use
nutrition assessment data to identify and label the patient/client's nutrition diagnosis
under standard nutrition diagnostic terminology
-the eNCPT provides a reference sheet for each nutrition diagnosis that includes its
definition, possible etiology/causes, and common signs or symptoms identified in the
nutrition assessment step
