title: Nutrition for patients in hospital.
abstract: The hospital environment with its schedules, tests and procedures can adversely affect a patient's nutritional intake. Malnutrition has many negative repercussions not only for patients but also for the health service. Nurses have a key role in assessing patients' nutritional status and needs, providing a comfortable environment for eating and assistance at mealtimes.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland. p.oregan@ucc.ie
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Regan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects; D004046:Dietetics; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008612:Menu Planning; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support; D015995:Prevalence