64B8-44.001. Nutrition Assessment

CHAPTER 64B8-44 STANDARDS OF PRACTICE 64B8-44.001 Nutrition Assessment 64B8-44.002 Fraudulent, False, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertising 64B8-44.003 Disciplinary Guidelines 64B8-44.0035 Payment of Fine 64B8-44.004 Documentation 64B8-44.005 Citations 64B8-44.0055 Notice of Non-Compliance – Minor Violations 64B8-44.006 HIV/AIDS: Knowledge of Antibody Status; Action to be Taken (Repealed) 64B8-44.007 Standards of Practice 64B8-44.008 Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel (Repealed) 64B8-44.009 Unauthorized Treatments (Repealed) 64B8-44.010 Mediation 64B8-44.001 Nutrition Assessment. A nutrition assessment is the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals or groups using data to determine nutrient needs or status and to make appropriate nutrition recommendations. Objective and subjective information may be gathered from observations, interviews, and written records. Appropriate data shall include some or all of the following: (1) Dietary history and current dietary intake including types and quantities of nutrients consumed; (2) Anthropometric measures such as height, weight, and measurements of body fat and muscle; (3) Information from health care providers including previous medical charting data and laboratory results of biochemical tests ordered by the client’s physician; (4) Individual and family health history and status; (5) Demographic factors such as cultural, religious, occupational, educational, residential, environmental, and socio-economic background; (6) Recreation and exercise patterns; (7) Client knowledge and perception about individual and family nutritional status and nutritional goals.