Nutrition Care Plan
Nutrition Care Plan
Nutrition Care Plan
1. Dietary Intake
a. 24 Hour Recall
NUTRITION ASSESSMENT: (1-2 paragraph summary containing pertinent data from each section of the
assessment; i.e. dietary intake, anthropometrics, and biochemical data)
Pt is 57 years old male with a height of 72 inches and a weight of 208 lbs with usual body weight of 200 lbs,
Pt has had eight pound weight gain within past year. Pt works as a logistics manager at a department store,
and is on his feet a lot of the day. When Pt is home with wife, he goes out walking for about 30-40 minutes a
day. Other than that Pt doesn't get much other physical activity throughout the week. He has a BMI of
28.2, overweight category and a frame size of medium to large. Pt waist size is 39.1 inches, getting close to
an unhealthy waist size. Estimated body fat percentage is 37.8 percent. Biceps measurement is 15 mm,
Triceps 22 mm, subscapular 34 mm, suprailiac 32 mm. Currently consumes about 1952 kcal as according
to 24 hour recall. Usually consumes cereal with milk in morning, a turkey sandwich with veggies at lunch,
and various homemade dinners at home. Mostly drinks water throughout day and does not consume
alcohol. Has high blood pressure and high cholesterol which Pt takes medication for. Pt also has immediate
family history of myocardial infarctions.
Biochemical Assessment:
Fasting blood glucose: 132 mg/dL
Hemoglobin: 14.2 g/dL
Hematocrit: 46%
Cholesterol: 223 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 182 mg/dL
Describe your reasoning behind selecting the above nutrition diagnosis: (2-3 sentences)
The reason I chose this PES statement was because generic lab values has patient with Cholesterol levels with a higher
than 200 mg/dL. The patient that the nutrition care plan was on, does indeed have high cholesterol and is currently
taking medication for it.
The second PES statement is because the lab value is so high that the generic patient has Type 2 diabetes.
NUTRITION INTERVENTION: (Recommendations and plan; i.e. dietary changes, referrals to other
disciplines, educational needs etc.)
Lose weight to return back to UBW
Monitor BP and Cholesterol so Pt can lower both
Continue taking BP and Cholesterol meds
Pt needs to increase activity level to at least 3 times a week for at least 45 min to 60 minutes a day
Educate Pt and Pt's sprouse on various physical activities best suited for Pt.
Provide Pt with recommended personal trainer contact information
Recommend changing diet, away from processed foods like lunch meat. Provide education on whole foods.
Have Pt continue to drink water, maybe increase water consumption throughout day.
MONITORING/EVALUATION: (Specific and measurable ways you plan to assess the effectiveness of your
intervention)
Continue to have patient keep dietary log, to make sure they stay on tract
Have patient keep a log of physical activity for the week
Follow up in 6 months to see if patient is making strides in lowering fat%, BP, and cholesterol. Also weigh patient to
see if they are close to their UBW.
Reevaluate Pt's lab levels, including FBG level.
7. Reflection
a. Since already having rapport with the Pt, the questions being asked were not
uncomfortable and I was given full and honest answers. Pt was very open about what
they consume in a given day and gave the questionnaire thought. Pt was a little uneasy
about the skin calipers, however, when told patient could wear a short sleeve shirt and
didn’t need to pull it all the way off it was easier. I am mostly confident, it has been a
while since I did skin calipers to be honest and those measurements might not be 100%
accurate. Some changes I would make would probably be to relearn how to collect skin
caliper data and to learn more appropriate phrases to explain the collection of that
data.