A nursing diagnosis of nutrition imbalanced indicates a discrepancy between an individual’s nutritional needs and their actual intake. Nutritional imbalances can arise from inadequate intake, increased nutrient requirements, or nutrient overload. They manifest in a range of consequences, including undernutrition, overnutrition, immune dysfunction, impaired healing, cognitive decline, and increased chronic disease risk. Nurses play a crucial role in assessing nutritional status, identifying etiologies, and implementing interventions such as dietary modifications, supplementation, education, and monitoring to optimize nutritional balance and improve health outcomes.
