Nutritional Assessment

In conjunction with Standard 2 of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2014) Clinical Standards for Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care to ascertain a patient’s nutritional status a nutritional assessment must be undertaken and recorded on the Mental Health in patient Food, Fluid and Nutrition Profile within 1 day of admission.

This includes:-
• Height and weight
• Recent unplanned weight loss
• Evidence of recent weight loss
• Dietary requirements and need for a therapeutic diet or texture modified diet
• Food allergies
• Eating and drinking likes and dislikes
• Cultural/ ethnic/ religious requirements
• Social/ environmental mealtime requirements
• Physical difficulties with eating and drinking
• The need for equipment to help with eating and drinking

Attached Files

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