The nurse has identified a nutritional learning need for a patient. Which of the following is the best instruction for the nurse to give this patient?
1. Use the WAVE or REAP tool.
2. Provide the results of laboratory data.
3. Ask the patient to complete a 1-day food diary.
4. Discuss the importance of skinfold testing.
Use the WAVE or REAP tool.
Rationale: The Rapid Eating and Activity of Patients (REAP) and Weight, Activity, Variety and Excess (WAVE) validated tools were developed to improve nutrition assessment and education during clinical encounters. Laboratory data is useful as an adjunct to determining the nutritional status of a patient. A 1-day food recall diary is helpful when assessing a patient's nutritional status. Skinfold testing is used to determine body fat and muscle mass.
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