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Nutrition Assessment
Step 1 of the NCP: systematic collection and interpretation of data across five domains to identify nutrition problems.
Nutrition assessment data are organized into five domains: (1) food and nutrition-related history, (2) anthropometrics, (3) biochemical data including medical tests and procedures, (4) nutrition-focused physical examination findings, and (5) client history. Data are compared against comparative standards (e.g., DRIs, ideal body weight) to detect nutritional imbalance and provide the evidence component of PES statements.
How one textbook covers it
Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th ed. — Chapter 4
Nutrition assessment data are organized into five domains: (1) food and nutrition-related history, (2) anthropometrics, (3) biochemical data including medical tests and procedures, (4) nutrition-focused physical examination findings, and (5) client history. Data are compared against comparative standards (e.g., DRIs, ideal body weight) to detect nutritional imbalance and provide the evidence component of PES statements.
Related terms
Anthropometry, NFPE, Nutrition Screening, PES Statement