title: Identifying malnutrition: From acute care to discharge and beyond.
abstract: Nutrition assessment and intervention significantly contribute to the well-being of patients. NPs should advocate that patients be appropriately evaluated and implement recommendations as part of a comprehensive care plan to avoid malnutrition in patients while they are in the hospital and when they return home.
authors.affiliation: Renay D. Tyler is vice president for ambulatory services and associate chief nursing officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Peggi Guenter is the senior director of clinical practice, quality, and advocacy at American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, Md.
authors.forename: Renay D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: Peggi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guenter
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000451:nursing*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D010351:Patient Discharge