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JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION
Volume 22, Issue 5, Pages 515-520Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2012.04.006
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The day-to-day pragmatic work realities of dietitians who cover dialysis clinics are rarely the focus of discussion. This article highlights the points of convergence between these realities and the research literature. Focusing on the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative clinical practice guidelines for nutrition and the difficulties encountered with their full implementation, a seemingly pervasive problem of limited time is revealed. Given the evidence that renal dietitians can positively impact morbidity and mortality risks, when protein-energy malnutrition is primarily the byproduct of insufficient nutrient intake, it suggests that progress with enhancing the nutritional status of patients may be fundamentally contingent on increasing the time they have available, through improved staffing. (c) 2012 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
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