NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Nutritional assessment is the interpretation of anthropometric, biochemical (laboratory), clinical and dietary data to determine whether a person or groups of people are well nourished or malnourished (over-nourished or under-nourished). Nutritional assessment can be done using the ABCD methods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clinical methods of assessing nutritional status involve checking signs of deficiency at specific places on the body or asking the patient whether they have any symptoms that might suggest nutrient deficiency from the patient.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anthropometric measurements include height, weight, skin-fold thickness, and circumference etc., could detect the change of body composition to assess the nutritional status in specific population groups, including newborn, children under age of five and adults.