RD Exam Study Prep / Inman Review of Dietetics and Pocket Prep | 310 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified | 54 Pages

According to _____ nutrition risk must be identified in hospitalized patients within 24 hours of admission, but does not mandate a method of screening. - The Joint Commission Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) - Screening tool which evaluates 1. Patient's history 2. Intake 3. GI symptoms 4. Functional capacity 5. Physical appearance 6. Edema 7. Weight change Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) - Screening tool used for individual >/= 65 YO and evaluates: 1. Independence 2. Medications 3. Number of full meals consumed 4. Protein intake 5. Fruits & Vegetables 6. Fluid 7. Mode of feeding Nutrition Screening Initiative - Screening tool specific for the elderlyGeriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) - Screening tool which assesses 1. Serum Albumin 2. Weight changes Used with the elderly population Malnutrition Screening Tool - Screening tool which assesses 1. Recent weight loss 2. Recent poor dietary intake Used in the acute hospitalized adult population Nutrition Risk Screening (NRS) - Screening tool used for medical-surgical hospitalized patients which assesses 1. % weight loss 2. BMI 3. Intake 4. Age (>70 YO) Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) - Screening tool which assesses 1. BMI 2. Unintentional weight loss 3. Effect of acute disease on intake for >5 days What are the four steps in the Nutrition Care Process (NCP)? - 1. Assess 2. Diagnose 3. Intervene 4. Monitor & Evaluate (ADIME)