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11: Nutrition
Nursing nutritional assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nutritional status | degree of balance between nutrient intake and nutrient requirements |
| Adulthood: nutritional status | stabilize, important time for patient education to reduce negative lifestyle factors |
| Elderly: normal changes affecting nutrition | poor dentition, decreased visual acuity, decreased saliva production, slowed gastrointestinal motility, decreased gastrointestinal absorption, and diminished olfactory and taste sensitivity |
| BMI normal | 18.5 to 24.9 |
| BMI overweight | 25 to 29.9 |
| BMI underweight | <18.5 |
| Obese | 30 or greater |