Bridging the gap: hospital to home nutrition support.
As home health care continues to expand and include more chronically and seriously ill clients, the need for comprehensive and up-to-date nutrition support services concomitantly increases. The range of patients served, and the scope of services and products required provides the backdrop for discussing the adult health nurse's role in managing the nutritional needs of home health clients. Adult health nurses in all settings are obliged to consider the potential for home health care delivery and to plan for all patients accordingly.
Costello
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College of Nursing, Villanova University, PA, USA.
Todd-Magel
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D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection