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The NFPE uses a head-to-toe approach across all life stages. This will determine the most appropriate nutrition diagnosis, intervention, plan for monitoring, and plan for evaluation. NFPE helps RDs to complete the most accurate and comprehensive nutrition assessment. Functional losses that increase the risk of falls.Increased risk of infections and pressure ulcers.

This often leads to worse health outcomes including (Tappenden et al., 2013): Malnourished patients who don’t get appropriate treatment will continue to decline nutritionally.

Only 3% leave with a malnutrition diagnosis (White et al., 2012).

An estimated one in three patients admitted to the hospital in the United States have malnutrition (Tappenden et al., 2013).

Nutrient deficiencies are especially prevalent in the hospital setting. Malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies are dangerous on a national and global level. It is used to detect any vitamin and mineral deficiencies, toxicities, and malnutrition.

The NFPE is a part of the nutrition care process and assessment. One of these tools is called the Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE). Dietitians have many tools that can be used to determine the nutritional state and needs of their patients. A registered dietitian’s (RD) job reaches far beyond only discussing food choices.