WHY: While poor nutrition is not a natural concomitant of aging, older adults who experience several concurrent diseases are at
higher risk for under- or malnutrition. Persons who are underweight (Body Mass Index < 19) andthose who are overweight (Body
Mass Index > 25) often have loss of muscle mass, a compromised immune system and have increased complications and premature
death. The progression to malnutrition is often insidious, and is often undetected. The nurse plays a key role in prevention and early
intervention of nutritional problems.
BEST TOOL: The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is an assessment tool that can be used to identify older adults (>65 years) who
are at risk of malnutrition. It is a clinician-completed instrument with two components: screening and assessment. A score of 11 or
less on the screen indicates a problem and the need for a completion of the assessment portion. The assessment score is then added to
the screen score; if the total score on both parts totals 17 – 23.5, there is a risk of malnutrition, while a score of < 17 indicates existing
malnutrition. The MNA should be supplemented with information regarding the patient’scultural factors, preferences, social
needs/desires surrounding meals. A review of symptoms and objective clinical findings, including pertinent physiological measures
used to assess nutritional status should be assessed (including serum pre-albumin, serum albumin, transferrin, and total lymphocyte
count, as well as hemoglobin and hematocrit). A 72-hour food dairy, recording the patent’sconsumption, is another important
supplement to the MNA
WHY: While poor nutrition is not a natural concomitant of aging, older adults who experience several concurrent diseases are athigher risk for under- or malnutrition. Persons who are underweight (Body Mass Index < 19) andthose who are overweight (BodyMass Index > 25) often have loss of muscle mass, a compromised immune system and have increased complications and prematuredeath. The progression to malnutrition is often insidious, and is often undetected. The nurse plays a key role in prevention and earlyintervention of nutritional problems.BEST TOOL: The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is an assessment tool that can be used to identify older adults (>65 years) whoare at risk of malnutrition. It is a clinician-completed instrument with two components: screening and assessment. A score of 11 orless on the screen indicates a problem and the need for a completion of the assessment portion. The assessment score is then added tothe screen score; if the total score on both parts totals 17 – 23.5, there is a risk of malnutrition, while a score of < 17 indicates existingmalnutrition. The MNA should be supplemented with information regarding the patient’scultural factors, preferences, socialneeds/desires surrounding meals. A review of symptoms and objective clinical findings, including pertinent physiological measuresused to assess nutritional status should be assessed (including serum pre-albumin, serum albumin, transferrin, and total lymphocyteจำนวน รวมทั้งเลือด และ hematocrit) นมเป็นอาหาร 72 ชั่วโมง patent'sconsumption บันทึกเป็นอีกหนึ่งที่สำคัญเสริมการ MNA
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