NR 228- Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Wk 6 Questions & Answers.

Chapter 11 - ANSWERNutritional Assessment and Care The Nutritional Team - ANSWERdoctors: - write orders, including diet nurses: - help identify patients in need of nutrition services - basic nutrition screening: per the joint commission, this must be completed within 48 hours of admission and should include cultural, ethnic, and religious food preferences registered dietitian- nutritionist (RDN) - nutrition care process - detailed nutrition assessment - nutrition diagnosis - intervention: provision of specific nutrition therapies - monitoring and evaluation of outcomes dietetic technicians registered (DTRs) - take diet histories - collect info for nutrition screening and assessment - work directly with pts who are having problems w/ their meals - provide basic nutrition education - should not be asked to counsel pts about modifications for complex disease Nitrogen Balance - ANSWERnitrogen primary part of protein and is used to evaluate protein status in body zero balance: - healthy status positive balance: increased nitrogen based on need for more protein in body - preg, wound healing, lactation, growing children negative balance: more nitrogen excreted than taken in by body through ingestion of protein - illness, stress, surgery, eating disorders, starvation Nutrition Risk and Malnutrtion - ANSWERnutritional risk - potential to become malnourished - primary: inadequate intake of nutrients -- undernutrition and chronic micronutrient deficiencies are a form of "hidden hunger" - secondary: caused by diseases or iatrogenic effects nutritional screening must be completed w/in 48 hrs of arrival Nutritional Screening and Assessment - ANSWERscreening