Nutrition Care Process

Nutrition Care Process KNH 411

Ø ADA NUTRITION CARE PROCESS AND MODEL Screening & Referral System Ø Identify risk factors Ø Use appropriate tools and methods Ø Involve interdisciplinary collaboration Nutrition Diagnosis Ø Identify and label problem Nutrition Assessment Ø Determine cause/contributing risk Ø Obtain/collect timely and factors appropriate data Ø Cluster signs and symptoms/ Ø Analyze/interpret with defining characteristics evidence - based standards Ø Document Document Relationship Between Patient/Client/Group Nutrition Intervention Dietetics & Ø Plan nutrition intervention · Professional Formulate goals and determine a plan of action Implement the nutrition intervention Ø · Care is delivered and actions Nutrition Monitoring and - are carried out Evaluation Ø Documen t Ø Monitor progress Ø Measure outcome indicators Ø Evaluate outcomes Ø Document Outcomes Management Sys tem Ø Monitor the success of the Nutrition Care Process implementation Ø Evaluate the impact with aggregate data Ø Identify and analyze causes of less than optimal performance and outcomes Ø Refine the use of the Nutrition Care Process

ADA’s Nutrition Care Process Steps • Nutrition Assessment • Nutrition Diagnosis • Nutrition Intervention • Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation

Nutrition Assessment (Definition) • “A systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data in order to make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition-related problems.” • Lacey and Pritchett, JADA 2003;103:1061-1072.

Nutrition Assessment Components • Gather data, considering • Dietary intake; consequences of condition; physical, psychological, behavior conditions; knowledge, readiness to change, potential for change • Compare to relevant standards • What is normal • What can you do to fix • Identify possible problem areas • ADIME (anthroplymetrics, biochemical, clinical, dietary intake)

Nutrition Assessment: Critical Thinking • Observe • Verbal and nonverbal • Determining appropriate data to collect • Look at key aspects • Selecting assessment tools • Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant data • Organizing data • Figure out what client needs and implement • Determining when problems require referral

Nutrition Diagnosis • Nutritional problem • Diagnose problems associated with disease • Names and describes the problem • What are you going to do to solve? • Problem may already exist, or may be at risk of occurring • Not a medical diagnosis

Nutrition Dx Domains: Intake Defined as “actual problems related to intake of energy, nutrients, fluids, bioactive substances through oral diet or nutrition support (enteral or parenteral nutrition) • Class: Calorie energy balance (weight gain) • Class: Oral or nutrition support intake • Post operation (type of diet) • Class: Fluid intake balance • Renal patients • Class: Bioactive substances balance • Metabolic, someone missing an enzyme • Class: Nutrient balance • Deficiencies

Nutrition Dx Domains: Clinical Defined as “nutritional findings/problems identified that relate to medical or physical conditions • Class: functional balance • Physical or mechanical condition • Class: Biochemical balance • Ability to metabolize nutrients • Class: weight balance • Chronic weight changes

Nutrition Dx Domains: Behavioral-Environmental Defined as “nutritional findings/problems identified that relate to knowledge, attitudes/beliefs, physical environment, or access to food and food safety • Class: knowledge and beliefs • State of the disease • Class: physical activity, balance and function • How they get around/function • Class: food safety and access • Economic status

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Problem– diagnostic label • Etiology– cause, contributing risk factor • Signs/Symptoms • Signs – observable and measureable • Symptoms – what the subject feels/expresses (objective)

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Problem • Describes alterations in pt’s nutritional status • Diagnostic labels • Impaired • Altered • Inadequate/excessive • Inappropriate • Swallowing difficulty

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Etiology • Related factors that contribute to problem • Identifies cause of the problem • Helps determine whether nutrition intervention will improve problem • Linked to problem

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Etiology • Excessive calorie intake related to regular consumption of large portions of high-fat meals • Swallowing difficulty related to stroke

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Signs/Symptoms • Evidence • Linked to etiology

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Etiology • Excessive calorie intake “related to” regular consumption of large portions of high-fat meals as evidenced by diet history and weight status • Swallowing difficulty related to stroke as evidenced by coughing following drinking of thin liquids

Nutrition Diagnosis • Excessive calorie intake • “related to” regular consumption of large portions of high-fat meals • “as evidenced by” diet history & 12 lb wt gain over last 18 mo

Nutrition Diagnosis Components • Food, nutrition and nutrition-related knowledge deficit R/T lack of education on infant feeding practices as evidenced by infant receiving bedtime juice in a bottle • Altered GI function R/T ileal resection as evidenced by medical history and dumping syndrome symptoms after meals

Nutrition Diagnosis Components Nutrition Diagnosis Statement should be: • clear, concise • specific • related to one problem • accurate • based on reliable, accurate assessment data

Nutritional vs Medical Dx

Nutrition Intervention Definition • “Purposely-planned actions designed with the intent of changing a nutrition-related behavior, risk factor, environmental condition, or aspect of health status for an individual, a target group, or population at large.” – • Lacey and Pritchett, JADA 2003;103:1061-1072 • Directed at the etiology or effects of a diagnosis • Create a plan for the patient

Intervention Objectives Should be patient-centered • Must be achievable • Must be measureable, quantifiable, have a goal/endpoint • Stated in behavioral terms • Pt and counselor must establish goals together • Everyone working with the patient must agree on the plan • What will the patient do or achieve if objectives met

Intervention Objectives • Problem 1: Involuntary weight loss • Objectives: • 1. increase calorie intake • X calories divided into six small meals • 2. gain 10 pounds in one month • Give plan and how to acheive

Intervention Objectives • Problem 2: Inadequate protein-energy intake 2° poor appetite • Objectives: 1. Eat foods high in protein 2. Eat X meals with X amount of protein

Nutrition Intervention • Intervention translates assessment data into strategies, activities, or interventions that will enable the patient or client to meet the established objectives. • Interventions should be specific • What, when, how

Nutrition Intervention • Problem 1: Involuntary Weight loss • Intervention: (plan of action) 1. Instruct client on options (educate patient) 2. Gradually introduce plan 3. Introduce supplement 4. Plan for implementing and measuring

Nutrition Intervention • Problem 2: Inadequate protein-calorie intake 2° poor appetite • Intervention: 1. nutrient-dense foods 2. Introduce to socialization

Nutrition Monitoring & EvaluationComponents Evaluate outcomes Compare current findings with previous status, intervention goals, and/or reference standards Be specific

What gets Measured? Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation Types of Outcomes • Direct nutrition outcomes • Clinical and health status outcomes • Patient/client-centered outcomes • Healthcare utilization Intermediate-result outcome (first client visit) End-result outcome (follow-up visits)

Nutrition Goals and Objectives • Are necessary in order to evaluate • Should be achievable • Should be directly or indirectly related to nutrition care • How effective was your plan?

NCP Example: Acute Care Nutrition Assessment • Medical hx: 72 y.o. female admitted with decompensated CHF; heart failure team consulted; has been admitted with same dx x 2 in past month; meds: Lasix and Toprol; current diet order: 2 gram sodium; has lost 5 pounds in 24 hours since admission; Output > input by 2 liters • Nutrition history: has been told to weigh self daily but has no scale at home. Does not add salt to foods at the table. Noticed swollen face and extremities on day prior to admission. Day before admission ate canned soup for lunch and 3 slices of pizza for dinner; does not restrict fluids; has never received nutrition counseling

NCP Example: Acute Care Nutrition Diagnosis 1. Fluid intake concerns relate to dietary discretion and indicated by patient 2. Excessive sodium intake of foods eaten by diet history 3. No previous nutrition education as evidenced by patient results 4. Not self-monitoring, not weighing self

NCP Example: Acute Care Nutrition Intervention • 1. low sodium diet • 2. go to senior center for assistance • 3. attend nutrition programs • 4. get scale • 5. limit fluids

NCP Example: Acute Care Monitoring and Evaluation 1. Get scale- weight log 2. Get vitals 3. Food log

Nutrition Care Process