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One of the important ways that we (as nurses) can reduce skin breakdown and ensure general health in our patients is by promoting optimal nutrition.
Each patient may have different nutritional needs based on different conditions or metabolic demands.
The video on this website will give you information about the importance of nutritional screening. Watch it first and then move on to the assignment:
https://www.mna-elderly.com/user-guideLinks to an external site.
Now, go to the following websites and pull up the interactive tools to assist with this assignment:
https://www.mna-elderly.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/mna-mini-english.pdfLinks to an external site.
Read the following case study and answer the questions in the text box of this assignment:
Mrs. Jones is an 80 y/o female. She came to her PCP’s office today for a routine checkup. It has been 6 months since Mrs. Jones’ last appointment at the clinic. When you bring her back for her height and weight, you notice that she has lost 15 lbs. since she was here last. She is 5’6
and weighs 120lbs. Her last weight was 135lbs.
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When you are collecting history information from Mrs. Jones, she tells you that her husband passed away 3 months ago. She hasn’t felt like doing much, since his death. She states it is hard to cook for just one, so she mostly just eats processed foods when she is hungry.
Using information from the case study and the online BMI calculator, calculate Mrs. Jones’s BMI. What category does this put her in from that website?
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Based on the information given in the case study and your calculation of her BMI, what score would you give Mrs. Jones on her MNA?
What other questions might you ask her? (list one or two)
List three action items you could do to help Mrs. Jones with her nutrition (think about education, health promotion, community and family resources, etc).
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