Acronyms
SOAP
What is Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan?
Questions that require more than a yes or no answer
What are open-ended questions?
Happening July 1, 2023
What is the removal of the nutrition assessment questions?
Recommended to be an infants sole source of nutrition for at least the first six months of life.
What is breastmilk? (or infant formula if breastmilk is not available)
VENA
What is Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment?
Questions that you ask to gain greater insight into what someone has just told you
What are probing questions?
No longer counts as nutrition education
What is Program Explanation (formerly initial nutrition education)?
A nutrient that is involved in calcium absorption, immune function, and protecting bone, muscle, and heart health. It occurs naturally in food and your body can also produce it when your skin is exposed to sunlight, May need to be supplemented
What is Vitamin D?
PCS
What is Participant Centered Services?
These reinforce a trait, attribute or strength of the participant on their effort towards a healthy behavior
What are affirming statements?
Optional tool for assisting with Nutrition assessment
What is the ABCDE tool?
A nutrient that helps our muscles store and use oxygen. Also part of many other proteins and enzymes
What is iron?
SMART
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely?
These involve acknowledging what a speaker is saying by echoing back the content spoken
What are reflective statements?
The role certifiers may have in nutrition assessment
What is asking certifier questions and assigning risk factors?
A nutrient that is particularly important prior to conception and during the first trimester to help prevent neural tube defects
What is folic acid?
ABCDE
What is Anthropometrics, Biochemical, Clinical, Dietary and Environmental?
To express concisely what has been discussed
What is summarizing?
Will be required documentation for every certification and mid-certification
What are SOAP notes?
These should be introduced as early as 4 to 6 months to help reduce the risk of developing allergies.
What are potentially allergenic foods (such as peanuts)?