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Nutrition Care Process

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a system for identifying, planning, and meeting the nutrition needs of an individual patient or client

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Four Steps of the Nutrition Care Process

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ADIM (Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, and Monitoring and Evaluation)

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Nutritional Screening

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Determining who is at nutritional risk; identify those individuals who already have or potentially could have nutritional needs

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Nutritional Screens should be:

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1) Easy to understand 2) data obtained quickly and relevant 3) helps to initiate interventions early 4) cost-effective

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Nutritional Assessment

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Evaluation of many factors that influence or reflect nutritional health and nutrient requirements ; basis for identifying the nutritional needs and developing a plan to meet those needs.

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Purpose of Nutritional Assessment

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ADM (Accurately define individuals nutritional status, Determine the level of support the individual needs, Monitor changes in nutritional status and the effect of nutritional intervention)

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Why are the elderly and sick most prone to malnutrition?

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1) inadequate intake of nutrients 2) altered digestion and absorption 3) altered excretion of nutrients 4) higher metabolic needs due to stress of the illness of the body

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Acute phase

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illness begins hypermetabolism that robs nutrient reserves

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Resistance phase

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person with ample nutrient reserves will use them to mount a strong response

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Adaptive phase

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if adaptation occurs, nutrient balances are gradually restored

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Recovery phase

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recovered, but if nutrients are depleted, person may prolong illness or not recover.

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