NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

NUTRITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
PES statements are used during step ____ in nutrition care process
A
assessment
B
diagnosis
C
intervention
D
evaluation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A PES statement (or Nutrition Diagnosis Statement) is a structured sentence that describes the specific nutrition problem that you (the dietitian) is responsible for treating and working toward resolving, the cause/s of the problem and the evidence that this problem exists.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nutrition Care Process is comprised of four steps: nutrition assessment and reassessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention and nutrition monitoring and evaluation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whenever possible, a nutrition diagnostic statement is written in a PES format that states the. Problem (P), the Etiology (E), and the Signs & Symptoms (S). However, if the problem is either a risk.

Detailed explanation-4: -PES statements are useful for communicating the nutrition-related problem that can be improved or resolved by nutrition intervention. They help to summarize your nutrition assessment and give justification for the next steps of the nutrition intervention.

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