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Nursing's role in nutrition.
1Southside Kidney Specialists, Petersburg, VA, USA. mike.henning@southsidekidney.com
Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN
|September 4, 2009
Summary
Nurses can leverage new nutrition assessment tools to enhance their role in patient counseling and research. This freeware, Nutrition Analyzer, offers a stand-alone solution for data management and analysis in healthcare settings.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare
- Nutrition Science
- Nursing Informatics
Background:
- Healthcare settings face a shortage of registered dietitians and nutritionists.
- Nurses frequently assume nutrition counseling responsibilities despite limited formal nutrition education.
- Opportunities exist for nurses in nutrition research and education.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce a novel, freeware nutrition assessment tool designed for nurses.
- Provide a practical solution for nurses to conduct and document nutritional assessments.
- Facilitate data collection for nutrition research within nursing practice.
Main Methods:
- Development of a stand-alone, Windows-based nutritional assessment software.
- The tool, Nutrition Analyzer, operates independently of web connectivity.
- Features include client data input and database creation for analysis.
Main Results:
- A user-friendly, freeware nutrition assessment tool is now available.
- The Nutrition Analyzer enables independent data management and analysis.
- The software supports nurses in their expanded role in nutrition counseling.
Conclusions:
- The Nutrition Analyzer empowers nurses to improve nutrition assessment and counseling.
- This tool supports nurses in becoming educators and researchers in nutrition.
- Freeware, stand-alone nutrition assessment tools can bridge gaps in healthcare nutrition services.
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