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PES Statement

Standardized nutrition diagnosis sentence with three components: Problem, Etiology, and Signs/Symptoms.

Also: PES, Problem Etiology Signs and Symptoms

The unit of nutrition diagnosis in the NCP. Format: [Problem] related to [Etiology] as evidenced by [Signs and Symptoms]. The Problem must be a verbatim NCPT diagnostic term. The Etiology names the root cause that intervention can target. Signs and Symptoms are the assessment data justifying the diagnosis and must be quantifiable when possible (e.g., '15-lb weight loss over 3 months' rather than 'recent weight loss'). The nutrition diagnosis etiology matrix in the NCPT confirms valid problem-etiology pairings.

How one textbook covers it

Krause and Mahan's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 16th ed. — Chapter 9
The unit of nutrition diagnosis in the NCP. Format: [Problem] related to [Etiology] as evidenced by [Signs and Symptoms]. The Problem must be a verbatim NCPT diagnostic term. The Etiology names the root cause that intervention can target. Signs and Symptoms are the assessment data justifying the diagnosis and must be quantifiable when possible (e.g., '15-lb weight loss over 3 months' rather than 'recent weight loss'). The nutrition diagnosis etiology matrix in the NCPT confirms valid problem-etiology pairings.

Related terms

Nutrition Care Process, Nutrition Diagnosis, eNCPT