title: Gaining strength: supplements revised.
abstract: Responding to concerns for weight loss and nutritional status of its patients, a Transitional Care Unit (TCU) began an intensive Medication Pass Supplement Program. It involves nurses administering a dietitian-reviewed and approved nutritional supplement for specified residents with every medication pass. As a result, 94% of discharged patients lost less than 5% of their admission weight.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Services at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D015431:Weight Loss