Nutrition in critically ill adults: key processes and outcomes.
Malnutrition is a common problem that can have serious consequences for the already compromised critically ill adult. Nurses are often challenged to quantify the risk or degree of malnutrition, identify the amount or type of support needed, or measure the effectiveness of nutritional intervention. This article focuses on key processes used to provide nutrition therapy to critically ill adults. These processes and how nurses employ them have the greatest potential impact on outcomes related to nutrition in critically ill adults.
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Linda
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John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA. LindaH@moonlake.com
D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D009017:Morbidity; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors