2008-Jul-4 - Nutrition Focused Exam

Come on in and learn about performing a nutrition-focused physical exam as part of your data collection in completing a Nutrition Assessment of your client, patient, or resident. This site is a free Nutrition Focused Exam Site with Information,  Member Profiles, Site Contributors, Learning Tutorials. I would love it if you would join the site and help build the community with your Nutrition Knowledge and Nutrition Focused Exam Questions. This is an active community with plans for Nutrition Focused Exam Content and Videos being added all the time.

There are a variety of different levels of knowledge and skills with performance of a nutrition-focused physical exam. You need to determine where you fit into the NFE topic. Your learning of the subject can then become more effective.

NFE Newbie:
 ♦ You need to learn the general process
 ♦ You have heard some of the lesion terms but don’t know exactly how to identify them or      how they relate to nutritional deficiencies
 ♦ Student or intern

NFE Beginner:
 ♦ You probably know the general process of NFE
 ♦ You stumble across nutrient-based lesions on a regular basis
 ♦ You could probably explain the some of the basics of NFE to others

NFE Intermediate:
 ♦ You know the NFE process and have performed it many times
 ♦ You can often identify lesions upon introducing yourself to the client
 ♦ You have several resources on hand to help you in making lesion and nutrient-related decisions