The First Step in the MUST Screening Tool's Five-Step Assessment

question 56

Multiple Choice

The first step in the MUST screening tool's five-step assessment of nutritional status is _____.

• A) use height and weight measurement to calculate BMI
• B) score unplanned weight loss
• C) assign an acute disease effect score
• D) sum scores to determine overall risk of malnutrition
• E) use the score to plan management

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Definitions:

T = 1.965

A specific value often used in statistical analysis, particularly in hypothesis testing, where it represents a critical value in a t-distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the test distribution that is compared with the test statistic to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

α

Denotes the level of significance in hypothesis testing, commonly set at 0.05, indicating a 5% risk of concluding an effect exists when it does not.

T = 2.500

Indicates a test statistic value in hypothesis testing, suggesting the observed data is 2.500 standard deviations away from the mean under the null hypothesis.