Nutrition Care for Individuals and GroupsDifficulty 3/5
Which PES statement is correctly constructed?
- ANausea related to chemotherapy as evidenced by the client's report of poor appetite
- BWeight loss related to cancer as evidenced by an unintentional loss of 8% in one month
- CType 2 diabetes related to insulin resistance as evidenced by an A1c of 8.9%
- DInadequate oral intake related to chemotherapy-induced nausea as evidenced by 8% weight loss
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Correct: D. A PES statement names a nutrition diagnosis, an aetiology that nutrition intervention can address, and measurable signs and symptoms. Type 2 diabetes and nausea are medical diagnoses and symptoms, not nutrition diagnoses.
- C — Type 2 diabetes is a medical diagnosis, which cannot be the problem in a PES statement.
- A — Nausea is a symptom and a medical issue rather than a nutrition diagnosis.
- B — Weight loss is a sign that belongs in the evidence, and cancer is not a modifiable aetiology.