When using a nutrition screening tool, the nurse can identify a patient at nutritional risk without further assessment when the patient has

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Malnutrition is a major risk factor for pressure ulcers; therefore, the presence of a pressure ulcer indicates that the patient is at nutritional risk. The other patient diagnoses are not independent risk factors for poor nutrition.

When Using a Nutrition Screening Tool, the Nurse Can Identify