Version 2.77

Term Description

Identifies the patient's ability to feed self meals, including the process of eating, chewing and swallowing food. This item excludes evaluation of the preparation of food items. The focus for today's assessment - the "current" column - is on what the patient is able to do today.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Current ability - feeding
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method
OASIS

Normative Answer List: LL301-3

Answer Code Score Answer ID
Able to independently feed self. 0 LA6133-8
Able to feed self independently but requires: a) meal set-up OR b) intermittent aid/supervision OR c) liquid/pureed/ground meat diet. 1 LA6128-8
Unable to feed self and must be assisted or supervised throughout the meal/snack. 2 LA6414-2
Able to take in nutrients orally AND receives supplemental nutrients through a nasogastric tube or gastrostomy. 3 LA6142-9
Unable to take in nutrients orally and is fed nutrients through a nasogastric tube or gastrostomy. 4 LA6422-5
Unable to take in nutrients orally or by tube feeding. 5 LA6423-3

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.OASIS
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.19
Last Updated
Version 2.54

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
46462-8 Deprecated Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version B1

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