WGU D440 Nutrition Study Guide- Main Concept with
Complete Solutions
Nutritional assessment
- BMI
, o What are the ranges?
o How is it determined?
o I don’t think you will need to know the actual formula on how to
figure this out.
- Weight management
o Behavior modification
o Adolescent weight mgt
o Body image and weight; Body image issues
o Dietary education—specific to disease and in general.
o How do we change our teaching based on stage of life for weight
management
o Obesity
▪ Being obese puts a client at risk for what diseases?
o Anorexia
▪ What is it, and who is at risk?
o What is the difference between malnutrition and underweight?
o What is the difference between dumping and refeeding syndrome?
o snacking
- Nutrition across the lifespan
o How do we assess nutritional status?
▪ What does health look like?
▪ Does it vary by age?
o How are we assessing hydration in all of these age groups?
o Nutritional needs:
▪ Infant
▪ Toddler
▪ School age
▪ Teenagers
▪ Adult
▪ Middle-aged adult
▪ Older adults
• What about food insecurity?
• What about foods with high nutritional value but on a
limited income?
▪ Prenatal
Complete Solutions
Nutritional assessment
- BMI
, o What are the ranges?
o How is it determined?
o I don’t think you will need to know the actual formula on how to
figure this out.
- Weight management
o Behavior modification
o Adolescent weight mgt
o Body image and weight; Body image issues
o Dietary education—specific to disease and in general.
o How do we change our teaching based on stage of life for weight
management
o Obesity
▪ Being obese puts a client at risk for what diseases?
o Anorexia
▪ What is it, and who is at risk?
o What is the difference between malnutrition and underweight?
o What is the difference between dumping and refeeding syndrome?
o snacking
- Nutrition across the lifespan
o How do we assess nutritional status?
▪ What does health look like?
▪ Does it vary by age?
o How are we assessing hydration in all of these age groups?
o Nutritional needs:
▪ Infant
▪ Toddler
▪ School age
▪ Teenagers
▪ Adult
▪ Middle-aged adult
▪ Older adults
• What about food insecurity?
• What about foods with high nutritional value but on a
limited income?
▪ Prenatal
