Nutrition Basics
This organization requires nutrition screening within 24 hours of inpatient admission.
The Joint Commission
This hair change may indicate inadequate nutrition.
Brittle hair.
A BMI of 22 would place a patient in this category.
A healthy weight.
This condition can decrease appetite or interest in eating.
Depression.
This assessment reviews usual foods, fluids, and supplements.
Diet History
This skin change may indicate inadequate nutrition.
Dry and patchy skin.
A patient with a BMI of 31 falls into this classification.
Obesity.
This issue may limit access to fresh and healthy food in certain areas.
Food desert.
The main goal of diet history is to identify this.
Indicators of adequate nutrition.
This muscle condition is due to malnutrition.
Muscle wasting.
A BMI of 17.5 indicates this nutritional status.
Underweight.
This knowledge gap affects understanding of nutrition.
Low health literacy.
Providers and nurses.
This internal organ change may occur in malnutrition.
Enlarged liver or spleen.
This factor can affect BMI accuracy because it contributes to total body weight.
Muscle mass.
This cognitive condition may cause a person to forget meals or have difficulty maintaining proper nutrition.
Dementia.