Question

ind a dietary assessment tool that can be used either generally or for a specific alteration in health. You can use your favorite search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo Search, AltaVista, to name a few). You may find the tool on a governmental database, being used by an organization or facility, or in journals and registries. You may decide to select a general tool or one that you can include in your course project for Canavan disease selected.

When you have found your assessment tool, evaluate its effectiveness by answering the following questions.

What is the purpose of this tool?

Do you believe that the purpose is fulfilled based on the questions being asked? Why?

In what ways does the tool account for the individual perceptions and needs of the client?

Is there a nutritional history included? What does it cover?

Is the tool easy to use? Why or why not.

Does the tool provide enough information to determine next steps or interventions? Explain.

The writing assignment should be no more than 2 pages and APA Editorial Format must be used for citations and references used. Attach a copy of the assessment tool.

Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Answer 1

Nutrition Assessment for Diabetes Therapy.

It's a four step model that includes the assessment of metabolic process and lifestyle, identification of nutritional goals, intervention to achieve this goal and evaluation of clinical outcomes.

This tool helps in obtaining and using these information to achieve goals and appropriate intervention to help the clients.

The components of this nutritional tool is:

1) Clinical data: Height, weight, required weight and energy requirements.

2) Nutritional assessment: Current nutritional status, choices of diet, intake of alcohol, intake of vitamin and nutrients, any eating disorders, energy intake.

3)Weight history: obtain weight history, weight changes,and weight goals.

4)Physical activity: Type of activity,energy expenditure,limitations for exercise, willingness to be active.

5)Monitoring: Assess for target blood glucose ranges, monitoring for other problem and assess client benefits from monitoring.

6)Psychosocial/ economic: Assess the socio-economic status, educational background and finances. Assess ethnics and cultural beliefs. Assess for stress level.

7) Knowledge and skill level: Assess for understanding and education level.

8) Readiness to change and expectations: assessment for willingness to accept change.

This is a basic and a very flexible tool to collect vital data to help the client to improve their awareness of health , improvement in lifestyle to promote better living.