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Wound Care and Pressure Injuries

Nutrition Care Process

Last Updated: 2024-01-08 Target Group: All Adults, All children(0-12 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)

Nutrition Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

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Nutrition Assessment 
Individuals at risk of or with pressure injuries should be screened for malnutrition and/or have a full nutrition assessment conducted by a dietitian. The nutrition assessment of an individual with pressure injuries or diabetic foot ulcers should help to identify undernutrition and may include the parameters using Nutrition Care Process (NCP) terminology in the table below.

Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation
Some of the indicators measured in the nutrition assessment in the


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