title: Malnutrition in the elderly: what nurses need to know.
abstract: Identifying nutritional deficit vulnerability and early and advanced malnutrition states in the elderly can be challenging. This article provides a clinical evaluation guide for identifying risks and diagnosing incipient and advanced malnutrition. Diagnosis and intervention can prevent loss of function and independence and decrease morbidity and mortality in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Nevada Bureau of Community Health Services at Tonopah, USA.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Ennis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saffel-Shrier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology