The Nutrition Care Process in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
27-4-2009 1:00 PM
End Date
27-4-2009 3:00 PM
Student's Major
Family Consumer Science
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Susan Fredstrom
Mentor's Department
Family Consumer Science
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
The Nutrition Care Process (NCP) involves four steps: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring/evaluation. It was introduced by the American Dietetic Association in 2003 to standardize how registered dietitians made decisions addressing nutrition related problems. Use of the NCP has been limited to care of individuals, although it is said to be applicable to groups. Nutritional problems fall into three categories: intake, clinical (encompassing labwork, body composition), and behavioral (addresses knowledge, food access, beliefs). We applied steps one and two of the NCP to participants of the Heart Plus Fitness Cardiac Rehabilitation group on the MSU campus. We assessed each subject for nutritional problems and made appropriate diagnoses. Assessment of the subjects included a brief interview for diet, medical history and attitudes and beliefs toward nutrition. Subjects completed the MEDFICTS, a food frequency questionnaire, and anthropometric data (height, weight, waist circumference) was recorded. The patient's recent lipid profile and fasting blood glucose were also reviewed. We then used the data to formulate nutrition diagnoses. We hypothesized that from assessments made, three to four nutrition diagnoses will predominate, indicating the most common nutrition problems of the group. From there, classes were developed to address these nutrition difficulties.
The Nutrition Care Process in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
CSU Ballroom
The Nutrition Care Process (NCP) involves four steps: assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring/evaluation. It was introduced by the American Dietetic Association in 2003 to standardize how registered dietitians made decisions addressing nutrition related problems. Use of the NCP has been limited to care of individuals, although it is said to be applicable to groups. Nutritional problems fall into three categories: intake, clinical (encompassing labwork, body composition), and behavioral (addresses knowledge, food access, beliefs). We applied steps one and two of the NCP to participants of the Heart Plus Fitness Cardiac Rehabilitation group on the MSU campus. We assessed each subject for nutritional problems and made appropriate diagnoses. Assessment of the subjects included a brief interview for diet, medical history and attitudes and beliefs toward nutrition. Subjects completed the MEDFICTS, a food frequency questionnaire, and anthropometric data (height, weight, waist circumference) was recorded. The patient's recent lipid profile and fasting blood glucose were also reviewed. We then used the data to formulate nutrition diagnoses. We hypothesized that from assessments made, three to four nutrition diagnoses will predominate, indicating the most common nutrition problems of the group. From there, classes were developed to address these nutrition difficulties.
Recommended Citation
Hagert, Kirsta; Vanessa Steffl; and Stephanie Engst. "The Nutrition Care Process in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 27, 2009.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2009/poster-session-B/5
