Question

The nurse is caring for Diana, a 59-year old female with malnourishment who has recently been admitted to a medical-surgical unit.

1. What priority assessment information should the nurse gather? *While collecting assessment data, Diana explains to the nurse that she lives in an area that is called a “food desert”.
2. What does the nurse need to know about a “food desert” and how this can impact an individual’s nutrition health?
3. What other information would the nurse identify that confirms Diana’s status as malnourished?
4. With which members of the interprofessional health care team would the nurse coordinate at this time?

Answer 1

1 .Forstly nurse must take a detailed history of diet pattern,including the type of food.Moreover ask for any history of diseases that affects health.

2.Food desert is a area there is access to affordable nutritious food is very much restricted.This may be mainly occurs as a result of low income.

Food deserts are hazardous to health .By the lack of money people are not able to buy nutritious foods.Which will leada to malnourishment.

3.Asses the BMI to identify malnourishment.

4.Nurse must coedinate with the nurse manager and consulting doctor .

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