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JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 217-223Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000177
Keywords
malnutrition; medication administration record; nutrition; nutrition risk screening; oral nutritional supplements; quality improvement
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- Abbott Nutrition
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Among hospitalized patients, malnutrition is prevalent yet often overlooked and undertreated. We implemented a quality improvement program that positioned early nutritional care into the nursing workflow. Nurses screened for malnutrition risk at patient admission and then immediately ordered oral nutritional supplements for those at risk. Supplements were given as regular medications, guided and monitored by medication administration records. Post-quality improvement program, pressure ulcer incidence, length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and costs of care were reduced.
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