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O*NET detailed work activityMonitor nutrition related activities of individuals or groups
Stays humanHands-on care
5 jobs8 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Monitor health conditions of humans or animals, under the O*NET work activity group Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 2 AI-assist, 6 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
- Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.
- Observe and discuss meal preparation and suggest alternate methods of food preparation.
- Observe clients' food selections and recommend alternate economical and nutritional food choices.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
- Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.
- Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.
- Identify patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status.