Nursing Nutritional Assessment
by Cathy Parkes May 30, 2022

A nursing nutritional assessment includes a patient's height/weight/BMI, assessing for recent weight loss/gain assessing for difficulty swallowing or chewing, and identifying food allergies, diet restrictions, and religious/cultural dietary preferences.
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