title: Nutrition support nursing: a specialty practice: historical development.
abstract: Nutrition Support Nursing as an area of specialization within nursing emerged from the development of new technology that enabled patients to be fed totally by vein and from the realization that this complex, new therapy could not be administered safely and effectively without the involvement of nurses who had special expertise. This paper will examine how a specialty organization has developed and evolved over two decades, characterized by dramatic changes in the health care system. The involvement of nurses in nutrition support facilitated the early research in this area and was instrumental in developing a strong nursing role in the care of these patients.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curtas
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000451:nursing*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000639:trends*