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Nutrition in hospitals - why is it so important?
Author(s)Liz Evans
Journal titleWorking with Older People, vol 6, no 1, March 2002
Pagespp 11-16
KeywordsNutrition ; Meals services ; Food ; Hospital services.
Annotation"Hungry in hospital?" (ACHCEW, 1997) and similar reports highlight malnutrition as a major problem for hospital patients. The author comments on what is good and bad about hospital menus; how treatment routines conflict with mealtimes and effective nutrition; nurses' roles and responsibilities for ensuring that their patients' nutritional needs are met; and how patients' families can help their relatives to eat. She concludes that while nutrition in hospitals is improving, there is still a long way to go. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020416510 A
ClassmarkCF: NR: YP: LD

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