Nutritional screening is the process of identifying characteristics known to be associated with nutritional problems. The purpose of nutritional screening is to:
A.
categorize the degree of malnutrition present
B.
identify those patients at risk for having nutritional problems or poor nutritional status
C.
collect and evaluate all the biochemical data
D.
assess body composition and define the protein requirements of the patient
E.
calculate the patient’s caloric needs