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Anita Meehan1, Claire Loose, Jvawnna Bell
1NICHE Program (Ms Meehan) and Food & Nutrition Department (Ms Loose), Cleveland Clinic-Akron General, Akron, Ohio; and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (Ms Bell and Drs Partridge and Goates) and Nutrition Science (Dr Nelson), Abbott Nutrition Research and Development, Columbus, Ohio.
Abstract:
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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