According to the characteristics of each diagnosis, the nurse chooses which factors are manifestations of dependence in the satisfaction of the need for food and nutrition.

When you finish, you can identify those factors to provide better nutritional guidance:

1. Manifestations or factors directly related to difficulties in food and nutrition:
a) Alteration of the sense of taste and presence of miosis
b) Decreased muscle tone of the stomach sphincter and satiety immediately after starting to eat
c) Weakness of the muscles for chewing or swallowing and mydriasis