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NURSING CARE PLAN  ─ Imbalanced Nutrition (Less than body requirement)

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SUBJECTIVE: I%balan'ed Bi$l$"i'8 =fter > weeks $f Inde-endent:  Patients %ay be =fter > weeks $f
5&triti$n 6ess -sy'#$l$"i'8 n&rsin" &naware $f t#eir n&rsin"
Patient verbalizes e'$n$%i'  A$'&%ent
t#an B$dy interventi$n8 t#e a't&al wei"#t $r interventi$n8 "$al
“I always feel fa't$rs a't&al wei"#t
.e7&ire%ents -atient will be wei"#t l$ss d&e %et? Patient was
weak and tired” 9 &sin"
.elated T$ able t$: t$ esti%atin" able t$ verbalize
Inability t$ in"est I%-air a wei"#in" &nderstandin"
wei"#t
-ers$ns ability  Verbalize and s'ale d$ n$t
$r di"est f$$d $r and de%$nstrate
t$ in"est $r de%$nstrate esti%ate  Patients
t$ abs$rb sele'ti$n $f %eals
di"est f$$d1 sele'ti$n $f -er'e-ti$n $f
BJECTIVE: n&trients be'a&se  btain t#at #el- in
abs$rb n&trients f$$ds $r %eals a't&al intake %ay
$f bi$l$"i'8 9 n&triti$nal a'#ievin"
!ei"#t l$ss -sy'#$l$"i'8 $r t#at will diFer? 'essati$n $f
I%balan'ed a'#ieve a #ist$ry
e'$n$%i' fa't$rs 5&triti$n in'l&de fa%ily8  !it# -r$-er wei"#t l$ss and
P$$r %&s'le t$ne 'essati$n $f
;less t#an b$dy si"ni'ant assess%ent y$& "ained at least
wei"#t l$ss? 02@ $f ideal b$dy
re7&ire%ents< $t#ers8 $r %ay be able t$
 4ave wei"#t 'are"iver in -lan a--r$-riate wei"#t?
Vital si"ns:
wit#in 02@ $f assess%ent? interventi$ns
t( )* C ideal b$dy ;i?e?8 -atients
 Aeter%ine
wei"#t? wit# dentati$n
P( +, b-% eti$l$"i'
-r$ble%s %ay
fa't$rs f$r
.r / 0* br1%in re7&ire referral t$
red&'ed
a dentist<
BP ,2132 %%4" n&triti$nal
intake  Dany
-sy'#$l$"i'al8
 D$nit$r $r
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Ele'tr$lyte eG-l$re -sy'#$s$'ial8 and

i%balan'e attit&des '&lt&ral fa't$rs
t$ward eatin" deter%ine t#e
and f$$d? ty-e8 a%$&nt8
and
 En'$&ra"e
a--r$-riateness
-atient $f f$$d
-arti'i-ati$n '$ns&%ed?
in re'$rdin"
f$$d intake  Aeter%inati$n
Aeter%inati$n $f
&sin" a daily ty-e8 a%$&nt8
l$"? and -attern $f
f$$d $r H&id
 D$nit$r
intake as
-atient daily fa'ilitated by
$r weekly a''&rate
 Pr$vide d$'&%entati$n
'$%-ani$ns#i by -atient $r
- d&rin" 'are"iver
'are"iver as t#e
%ealti%e? intake $''&rs
%e%$ry is
 B&ild &- and ins&'ient?
-ers&ade a
-leasin"  A&rin"
%ilie& f$r a""ressive
%eals? Ais# n&triti$nal
&- f$$ds in s&--$rt8 -atient
well( 'an "ain &- t$
ventilated8 2?+ lbs -er day?
-leasin"  =ttenti$n t$ t#e
envir$n%ent8 s$'ial as-e'ts $f
wit# &n#&rried eatin" is
a%bian'e8
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friendly i%-$rtant in b$t#

'$%-any? t#e #$s-ital and
#$%e settin"?
   ive
fre7&ent  Pleasin" %ilie&
%$&t# 'are8 #el-s in l$werin"
n$tin" stress and is
se'reti$n %$re fav$rable t$
-re'a&ti$ns? eatin"? It als$
Prevent &s $f en'$&ra"es
al'$#$l( s$'ializati$n
s$'ializati$n and
'$ntainin" %aGi%izes
%$&t#was#es -atient '$%f$rt
w#en eatin"
 En'$&ra"e
di'&lty 'a&se
eGer'ise as dis'$%t&re?
indi'ated
C$llab$rative  6$wers
dis'$%f$rt
 =sk dieti'ian
related wit#
f$r f&rt#er na&sea $r
eval&ati$n v$%itin"8 $ral
and lesi$ns8 %&'$sal
s&""esti$ns dryness8 and
re"ardin" f$$d #alit$sis? Clean
-artialities %$&t# %ay
and n&triti$nal i%-r$ve a--etite
assistan'e?
 Detab$lis% and
&tilizati$n $f
n&trients are
en#an'ed by
a'tivity?
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 Aieti'ians #ave a
br$ader
kn$wled"e $f t#e
n&triti$nal val&e
$f f$$ds and %ay
be &sef&l in
eval&atin"
s-e'i' et#ni' $r
'&lt&ral f$$ds?