Nutritional support and the occupational therapist's role.
Nutrition, although important, is often overlooked during hospitalization. At Grant Hospital of Chicago, a nutritional support team is trained in recognizing, assessing, and managing nutritional disorders. The occupational therapist member of this team works to enhance patients' functional independence physically and emotionally. Knowledge of nutrition is necessary for all health professionals when dealing with the total person.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002641:Chicago; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010348:Patient Care Team