Nutrition screening is defined as identifying patients who may benefit from a nutrition assessment and intervention. Effective screening tools should be quick, easy to use, valid, and reliable. Commonly used nutrition screening tools include the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Subjective Global Assessment, and Malnutrition Screening Tool. The purpose of nutrition screening is to identify individuals who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition so they can receive a full nutrition assessment and targeted intervention.

1. Topic: Nutrition Screening
(Nutritional assessment Methods)
Subject: ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS
4th Semester HND

4. NUTRITION SCREENING
• Nutrition screening is defined as “the process of identifying
patients, clients, or groups who may have a nutrition diagnosis
and benefit from nutrition assessment and intervention by a
registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN).” Key considerations for
nutrition screening include:
• 1. Tools should be quick, easy to use, and able to be conducted
in any practice setting.
• 2. Tools should be valid and reliable for the patient population
or setting.
• 3.Tools and parameters are established by RDNs, but the
screening process may be performed by dietetic technicians,
registered, or other trained personnel.
• 4. Screening and rescreening should occur within an
appropriate time frame for the setting (AND, 2013a; Skipper et

5. • What are commonly used nutrition screening
tools?
• Nutritional screening tools are used to identify
those at risk of becoming malnourished.
Commonly used screening tools include:
1. Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002)
2. Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
3. Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
4. Subjective Goal Assessment(SGA)
5. Malnutrition Screening Tool(MST)

7. Snapshot

17. Nutrition Screening for Health and Well-being
• Determining Nutrition Risk:
– Food, nutrient, and botanicals intake patterns
– Psychosocial and economic factors
– Physical conditions
– Abnormal laboratory findings
– Medication and treatment regimens
• Periodic Nutrition Screening:
– Essential for everyone throughout life
– Similar to an annual health examination
• Purpose:
– Identify malnourished individuals or those at risk
– Determine the need for a detailed assessment
• Cost-Effective Nutrition Services:
– Screen patients for nutritional risk
– Facilitates cost-effective healthcare services

18. Purpose of screening
• Purpose of Screening:
– Identify individuals at risk or already malnourished.
– Full nutrition assessment is complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive.
• Quick Screening Stage:
– Efficiently filters out individuals not at risk in the population.
– Enables focused allocation of resources and care to those with or at risk of under nutrition.
• Population Screening:
– Identifies individuals at increased risk of disease or condition.
– Some populations screened may not be considered 'healthy,' requiring healthcare
intervention.
• ASPEN Definition:
– Nutritional screening by ASPEN aims to identify malnourished or at-risk individuals.
– Guides the need for a detailed nutrition assessment.
• Intervention Following Screening:
– Determined by a comprehensive assessment.
– Considers causes and effects of under nutrition.
– Leads to a personalized care plan, pathway, or process.