Question | Answer |
What patient would receive a complete nutritional intervention on by a nurse? | Clients requiring ACUTE and CHRONIC nutritional care. |
What approach provides the best outcomes for a client? | Collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. |
Who provides a complete nutritional assessment? | Registered dietician. |
What role do Nurses play in the collaborative approach? | Monitor and evaluate. |
What is a diet history? | An assessment of usual foods, fluids and supplements. |
What are the components of a diet history? | Time, type and amount of each food eaten; also fluids; and "special foods"; preparation; number of meals eaten out; type of diet (vegetarian, etc..); foods avoided; medication regime, satisfaction with diet. |
How to calculate percentage of weight change. | ((Usual weight - present weight)/usual weight) X 100 |
What is considered significant weight loss? | 1-2 % in a week. |
What is considered significant weight gain? | 7.5% in 3 months. |
What is an ideal body weight for males? | 106 pounds for first 5 feet, 6 pounds for each additional inch. |
What is the ideal body weight for females? | 100 pounds for the first 5 feet and 2.3 pounds for each additional inch. |
Ideal body mass? | 18.5 - 24.9 |
How do you calculate BMI? | weight (kg) / height (meter squared) |
What different methods are available for body fat composition? | skin fold measurement (pinch an inch), waist to hip ratio; Densitometry (underwater weighing). |
What is a normal daily range of I&O's | 2200-2700 both in and out. |
What is the normal range for serum albumin? | 3.5 - 5.5 |
What is considered moderate depletion? | 2.1 - 2.7 |
What is normal range for Prealbumin? | 23 - 43 |
What is considered moderate depletion? | 5 - 9 |