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Nutrition Assessment and Data Collection – Nursing Guide

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This Nutrition Assessment; Data Collection PDF provides a structured framework for evaluating a patient’s nutritional status. It guides nursing students through data collection including dietary history, anthropometric measurements, laboratory values, and clinical indicators of nutritional health. The resource emphasizes critical thinking in identifying nutritional deficiencies, risk factors, and planning interventions. It also highlights the importance of patient education, individualized care planning, and proper documentation, supporting safe and evidence-based nursing practice in both clinical and community settings

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- Manifestations of poor A diet history is an - Take time, type, and
nutrition assessment of usual foods, amount of food and liquid
~ Hair that is dry or brittle fluids, and supplements. consumed for each meal
~ Poor wound healing - Time, type, and amount of and snacks
~ Lack of sq tissue fat or food eaten for breakfast, - Type, amount, and
muscle wasting lunch, dinner, and snacks. frequency of "special" foods
~ Irregular - Time, type, and amount of - Typical preperation of
cardiovascular fluids consumed throughout foods and fluids (coffee w
measurements the day including water, sugar/fried foods)
~ Enlarged spleen or health drinks, coffee/tea, - Weight-Same time of day
liverGeneral weakness carbonated beverages, and wearing simlar clothes
- Prealbumin levels can beverages with caffeine. - Percentage weight
decrease with - Type, amount, and change/specific time
inflammatory process frequency of "special foods" - determining the client's
resulting in an inaccurate (celebration foods, movie nutrient and calorie intake,
meaasuremen foods). assess other factors that
- Prealbumin levels used - Typical preparation of might alter nutrient intake.
to measure effectiveness foods and fluids (coffee with - Consult with the provider
of TPN sugar, fried foods). to see if the client's
- REf ragnge is 15-36 - Number of meals eaten medical treatment plan
mg/dL away from home (at work or needs to be altered to
- LEss than 10.7=severe school). improve nutrition, such as
nutritional defeciency - Type of diet (ovo-lacto administering a different
vegetarian, 2 g medication to prevent the
sodium/low-fat diet). adverse effect of anorexia
- Foods avoided due to or adding a medication to
allergy or preference. treat nausea or improve
- Frequency and appetite.
dose/amount of medications - Plan the client's schedule
or nutritional supplements of activities to prevent
taken daily. interruptions during
- Satisfaction with diet over a mealtime, and to avoid
specified time frame (last 3 fatigue, nausea, or pain
months, year). before

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