No more cause for neglect. Introducing a nutritional assessment tool and action plan.
Research points to unacceptably high rates of malnutrition in hospital patients. An assessment tool and action plan were devised, based on the Waterlow system, to help nurses quickly identify and take steps to overcome this problem in a structured way.
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Dunne
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Toyne
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D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D010347:Patient Care Planning