title: Nutritional screening for the elderly: a CNS role.
abstract: Detection and treatment of nutritional disorders has surfaced as a major health concern for older persons. This article explores how one clinical nurse specialist (CNS) used advanced practice knowledge and skills to develop a nutritional screening program for an elderly population served by a nursing clinic. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of risk factors for poor nutritional status in these elderly clients according to the Nutritional Screening Initiative. Eighty-two percent of the clients in the study presented with two or more risk factors for poor nutritional status. Therefore, a proposal was developed for a standardized screening and treatment program.
authors.affiliation: Alegent Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Curl
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role