• Jpen Parenter Enter · Jan 2016

    Nurses' Perceptions Regarding the Prevalence, Detection, and Causes of Malnutrition in Canadian Hospitals: Results of a Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Survey.

    • Donald R Duerksen, Heather H Keller, Elisabeth Vesnaver, Manon Laporte, Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, Hélène Payette, Leah Gramlich, Paule Bernier, and Johane P Allard.
    • Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada duerksn@cc.umanitoba.ca.
    • Jpen Parenter Enter. 2016 Jan 1; 40 (1): 100-6.

    ObjectivesGiven the high prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients, nurses frequently encounter patients with significantly impaired nutrition status. The objective of this study was to determine nurses' attitudes and perceptions regarding the prevalence, detection, and causes of malnutrition in Canadian tertiary care and community hospitals.Materials And MethodsIn this descriptive study, a survey that focused on guidelines for nutrition support of hospitalized patients was completed by Canadian nurses working on medical and surgical wards in 11 hospitals participating in the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force study.ResultsThe survey was completed by 346 of 723 nurses (response rate 48%). Over 50% of nurses underestimated the documented prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. Nurses considered identification of malnourished patients very relevant (mean 8.4 on a 10-point scale) and would integrate a 3-question nutrition screen into their admission histories (92.5%). Nurses perceived lack of assistance with eating as a significant contributor to hospital malnutrition (17% felt this was a major contributor). While only 39% of nurses reported access to nutrition-related education, 92% were interested in receiving this form of updating.ConclusionsNurses consider nutrition assessment important and relevant and require access to training to improve their capacity to detect malnutrition in their patients. Nurses are vital to the nutrition care of hospitalized patients and are well positioned to screen for nutrition risk and assist in nutrition management. The role of nurses in nutrition care needs to be linked to hospital policy.© 2014 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

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