Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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$ns ability Verbalize and s'ale d$ n$t
$r di"est f$$d $r and de%$nstrate
t$ in"est $r de%$nstrate esti%ate Patients
t$ abs$rb sele'ti$n $f %eals
di"est f$$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 $r
Student Nurses’ Community
Aieti'ians #ave a
br$ader
kn$wled"e $f t#e
n&triti$nal val&e
$f f$$ds and %ay
be &sef&l in
eval&atin"
s-e'i' et#ni' $r
'<&ral f$$ds?