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Advanced practice nursing: Nutrition Nurse Specialist role and function.

Kurt Boeykens¹, Ann Van Hecke²

¹Nutrition Support Team, AZ Nikolaas Hospital, Moerlandstraat 1, 9100, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.

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Summary

Advanced Practice Nurses can excel as expert Nutrition Support Nurses. Their specialized knowledge and skills enhance patient nutritional care and improve clinical outcomes within healthcare teams.

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Area of Science:

Clinical Nutrition
Nursing Practice

Background:

Nutritional Support Teams require diverse expertise, including physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses.
Nurses can assume advanced roles, such as Advanced Practice Nurses, to become nutritional experts in clinical nutrition.

Purpose of the Study:

To define the scope of practice, education, and value of a Nutrition Support Nurse.
To outline the necessary competencies for this specialized nursing role.

Main Methods:

Review and analysis of published competency profiles for nurses in nutrition support.
Description of the educational requirements and practical scope for Nutrition Support Nurses.

Main Results:

Nutrition Support Nurses possess advanced clinical expertise and a defined set of competencies.
These nurses significantly contribute to improving the quality of nutritional care.
They effectively monitor nutrition therapy and enhance patient outcomes.

Conclusions:

Nutrition Support Nurses are integral to comprehensive nutrition support services.
They play a vital role for patients, caregivers, and healthcare organizations.
This role optimizes the integration of nutrition nursing within the broader healthcare system.