title: Nurses' role in nutritional assessment and screening (second of a two-part series).
abstract: Nutrition is a key issue for healthcare professionals yet the management of nutritional problems by staff is often poor. Malnutrition is recognised as a significant risk for patients in hospital, a risk that nurses have a responsibility to monitor. The first article in this two-part series looked at initial assessment. This article looks at more specific tests that can be used to identify those at risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hendry
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio