Chap. 14 - Nutirition In Patient Care

Front 1

nutritional risks - potential to become malnourished (primary, secondary)

Back 1

primary - inadequate intake of nutrients
secondary - caused by disease or other latrogenic effects

Front 2

recovery and nutrition

Back 2

capacity for recovery from illness or disease depends on nutritional status
poor - delays
good- promotes healing

Front 3

psychologic elements and nutrition

Back 3

psychologic and physiologic elements occuring during hospitilization can put patients at nutritional risk

Front 4

nutrition screening

Back 4

identifying characteristics associated with nutritional problems
must be done within 48hrs of admission to hospital

Front 5

characteristics of nutrition screening

Back 5

collection of - relevant data on risk factors, interpretation of data for intervention/treatment,cost effective, helps determine the need for a nutrition assessment

Front 6

nutrition care process

Back 6

begins when a patient is identified as being at nutritional risk and needs extra support
-nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring/ evaluation

Front 7

nutrition assessment uses data collection from:

Back 7

-anthropometric data, biochemical data, clinical observations, diet evaluations

Front 8

anthropometric assessment

Back 8

noninvasive techniques that measure - height, weight, head circumference, skinfold thickness

Front 9

height

Back 9

children - evaluates growth and nutritional status
adults - needed to assess weight and body size

Front 10

weight

Back 10

simple, gross estimate of body composition - most imp. measure
used to predict energy needs and recognize changes (serious health problems)