title: Screening for malnutrition.
abstract: This article recommends that screening for malnutrition is used in both primary care and hospital settings. The authors also outline how nurses are ideally placed to screen patients for evidence of malnutrition and to offer first line nutritional advice and care.
authors.affiliation: Rotherham General Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rollins
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010343:Patient Admission; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods