title: Guidelines for improving resident dining experiences in long-term care facilities.
abstract: This article is a part of a larger study that identified nutrition education needs for nurses and nursing assistants that resulted in an educational intervention. The purpose of this article is to introduce newly developed evidence-based dining room guidelines. These guidelines can be used as a part of nursing homes' quality improvement programs to evaluate dining services and assist facility staff to identify problem areas.
authors.affiliation: Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane, Washington, USA. crogan@wsu.edu
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Crogan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005522:Food Services / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States