An audit of measuring equipment in elderly care.
Accurate monitoring of weight and height is a vital element of nutritional assessment. Specialist equipment may be required for older patients. Accuracy depends upon calibration and maintenance of equipment.
Chu
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Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Kingston University and St George's Hospital Medical School, Kingston upon Thames.
Eberhardie
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C
Forte
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D
Green
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S
Jadva-Patel
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McLaren
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S
Nathan
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D
Rush
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D000368:Aged; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015596:Nutrition Assessment