List the major tasks associated with the nutrition assessment portion of the nutrition care process.

What will be an ideal response?


The nutrition assessment involves obtaining and verifying appropriate data, clustering and organizing assessment data according to assessment domains and possible nutrition diagnoses, evaluating the data using reliable standards, and calculating estimated nutrient needs.

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Mary tells you she does not like milk, so she will plan on purchasing some calcium supplements from the grocery store. How do you respond?

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Nutrients are carried from the digestive tract to the liver via small blood vessels called collaterals

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Determine Mrs. Caldwell's energy and protein requirements. Explain the rationale for the method you used to calculate these requirements

What will be an ideal response?

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In addition to maintaining, replicating, and repairing DNA, what additional role(s) may niacin play in the body?

a. Protein synthesis b. Glucose homeostasis c. Cholesterol metabolism d. Electrolyte balance e. a, b and c f. All of the above

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