Nutritional screening and assessment

Kathleen McMahon; Jean K. Brown

doi:10.1053/on.2000.5549

Nutritional screening and assessment

Kathleen McMahon
, Jean K. Brown

School of Nursing

University at Buffalo

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OBJECTIVES: To review the components of nutritional screening, screening measures and tools, and the nurses' role in nutritional assessment. DATA SOURCES: Research studies, review articles, and book chapters. CONCLUSIONS: Timely and appropriate nutritional interventions require the adoption of routine initial nutritional screening, referral for comprehensive nutritional assessments as needed, and continued re-screening. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Oncology nurses should be prepared to contribute to a comprehensive nutritional assessment in their role as patient advocate and expert clinician.

Original language	English
Article number	00800534
Pages (from-to)	106-112
Number of pages	7
Journal	Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1053/on.2000.5549
State	Published - May 2000

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