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A nutritional assessment tool for older patients
Professional Nurse (London, England)
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Older people are at increased risk of poor nutritional status. Nutritional support can improve the outcome of medical and surgical treatments and reduce length of hospital stay. Assessment is complex owing to the multifactorial nature of nutritional risk. An easily administered nutritional screening tool can be incorporated into the nursing assessment of older patients.