NCP: chapter 1 (Nutritional Assessment)
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consuming food in sufficient amounts, selecting the
An individual's nutrition
right foods to promote adequate nutrient intake, and
status is influenced by
the individual's eating pattern.
In the United States, 50%
approximately ___% of the
adult population suffers
from one or more
avoidable chronic disease
Anthropometry Refers to the measurement of the human individual
Refers to the use of laboratory or biochemical data
Biochemical acquired through blood and urine samples (amongst
others) to evaluate an individual's nutritional status.
A physical examination, medical examination, or
clinical examination is the process by which a medical
professional investigates the body of a patient for
clinical examination
signs of disease. Visible aspects of general body
composition include an evaluation of general muscle,
fat mass, and evaluation of fluid status
, A dietary assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of
a person's food intake. Nutrition assessment methods
dietary assessment include 24-hour recall, food frequency questionnaire,
dietary history, food diary techniques, and observed
food consumption.
More than _____ of adults 2/3 ; 1/3
and approximately _________
of children and youth are
overweight or obese
top four nutritional causes heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes mellitus
of death
the process of identifying patients, clients, or groups
who may have a nutrition diagnosis and benefit from
nutritional screening
nutritional assessment and intervention by a
registered dietitian
nutritional screening tools quick and easy to use that can be completed by any
should be ___ & _____ & ______ member of the healthcare team
risk assessment recent weight loss, recent poor intake or appetite, and
parameters (3) body mass index (BMI).
identifying and evaluating data needed to make
nutritional assessment
decisions about a nutrition-related problem/diagnosis
a screen identifies the "risk" for a nutrition problem or
difference between
malnutrition, while the assessment "identifies the
nutritional screening and
presence of or diagnosis" of a nutrition problem or
nutritional assessment
malnutrition
Weight, standing height, horizontal length, skinfold
anthropometric measures thicknesses, limb lengths, wrist breadths, and head,
chest, and waist circumferences
a measure of body fat utilizing height and weight for
body mass index (BMI)
adult men and women
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Terms in this set (87)
consuming food in sufficient amounts, selecting the
An individual's nutrition
right foods to promote adequate nutrient intake, and
status is influenced by
the individual's eating pattern.
In the United States, 50%
approximately ___% of the
adult population suffers
from one or more
avoidable chronic disease
Anthropometry Refers to the measurement of the human individual
Refers to the use of laboratory or biochemical data
Biochemical acquired through blood and urine samples (amongst
others) to evaluate an individual's nutritional status.
A physical examination, medical examination, or
clinical examination is the process by which a medical
professional investigates the body of a patient for
clinical examination
signs of disease. Visible aspects of general body
composition include an evaluation of general muscle,
fat mass, and evaluation of fluid status
, A dietary assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of
a person's food intake. Nutrition assessment methods
dietary assessment include 24-hour recall, food frequency questionnaire,
dietary history, food diary techniques, and observed
food consumption.
More than _____ of adults 2/3 ; 1/3
and approximately _________
of children and youth are
overweight or obese
top four nutritional causes heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes mellitus
of death
the process of identifying patients, clients, or groups
who may have a nutrition diagnosis and benefit from
nutritional screening
nutritional assessment and intervention by a
registered dietitian
nutritional screening tools quick and easy to use that can be completed by any
should be ___ & _____ & ______ member of the healthcare team
risk assessment recent weight loss, recent poor intake or appetite, and
parameters (3) body mass index (BMI).
identifying and evaluating data needed to make
nutritional assessment
decisions about a nutrition-related problem/diagnosis
a screen identifies the "risk" for a nutrition problem or
difference between
malnutrition, while the assessment "identifies the
nutritional screening and
presence of or diagnosis" of a nutrition problem or
nutritional assessment
malnutrition
Weight, standing height, horizontal length, skinfold
anthropometric measures thicknesses, limb lengths, wrist breadths, and head,
chest, and waist circumferences
a measure of body fat utilizing height and weight for
body mass index (BMI)
adult men and women
