Nutrition Training in Hospitals
Mili Sarkar
Aim
To understand the importance of nutrition for hospital patients
To enable the nursing staff & Canteen Staff to utilise the Dietetic Dept appropriately
Nutrition Care In Hospital Covers all hospital patients in all hospital settings Standards focus on many aspects of a patients
nutritional care Nurse Practitioners to create a powerful & easy–
to–provides on–the–spot answers & information for many patients & less time to devote to them.
Canteen Staff to easy to understand, handle
& Well corporate with Nurse & Dietician.
Aims of Standard
To improve nutritional care of all patients
Screen all patients
Formulate care plans to meet their nutritional
needs
Meet their nutritional needs with choice
Develop training
Aims of Standard
To improve nutritional care & Supplement
knowledge of all patients
Screen all patients
Formulate care plans to meet their nutritional
needs
Meet their nutritional needs with choice
Develop training
Research studies have shown that malnourished patients will continue to lose weight if not identified and treated, This can lead to: Weight loss and muscle loss
Lack of energy
Reduced immunity to infection
Poor wound healing
Longer hospital stay
Importance of NutritionImportance of Nutrition
A person’s health can be affected by their nutritional status, with some being more vulnerable to malnutrition than others
Malnutrition is very common in hospitals
40%-50% of patients were undernourished on admission to hospital
67% of all patients lost weight while in hospital 43% of the elderly were undernourished
Importance of Nutrition
The provision of good quality food, fluid & nutritional care is an integral part of the therapeutic care provided in hospital
However, the clinical importance of nutritional care is often overlooked
Nutritional care requires the effort of many, including Medical staff - Dietician Nursing staff - Catering Staff Pharmacist - Patient
How are Nursing Staff How are Nursing Staff involvedinvolved
• The provision of nutrition is crucial for the
well-being of the patient in hospital & the
nursing staff play a central role in assisting
patients with their food choices and food
intake.
• You are the people on the ward helping the
patients receive meals
• Nutritional Screening
How are Nursing Staff How are Nursing Staff involvedinvolved
• Canteen staff also play a central role
in serving meal to patients with their
food choices and food intake.
• Canteen Staff are the people on the
ward
Serving the patients receive meals.
Reasons for Screening
To improve the nutritional care of all patients it is essential to identify where problems exist.
All patients should be screened as near to admission time as possible, ideally within 24 hours of admission or at the earliest opportunity.
Appropriate referrals to the Dietetic Dept
Reasons for ScreeningReasons for Screening
Nutritional screening should help identify nutritional problems.
Direct to a care plan.
Instigate a care plan .
Encourage on- going monitoring
Assessment Screening and Care Planning
Screening of all patients at admission to ensure that they can eat and drink. Assessment of nutritional status of patients
Nutritional Screening Helps dietician's prioritise who needs to be seen Weighing patients helps us calculate a patients nutritional
requirements Completing food record charts, dieticians can calculate a
patients nutritional intake Formulate a nutritional care plan
Provision of Nutrition
Normal menu – high energy, diabetic, soft,
Fortify foods , extra snacks Nutritional supplements Enteral Feeding Parenteral Feeding
Nutritional Supplements
Planning & Delivery of Food &
Fluids. Patient menus are nutritionally analysed
Normal nutritional needs are met from the
hospital menu
Set mealtimes and importance of
mealtimes
Staff are available to help patients eat
Local arrangements in place and everyone
is aware of how to access food if a patient
misses a meal
Education and Training for Staff.
Specific roles e.g Diabetes, renal, Intensive care
Screening
Nutritional care of elderly patients
Training for nurses Nutritional care hospitalised patients see
training notice board
Food Handling Training
Supplement Knowledge
Nurse, Pharmacist, Dietician and Medical staff Nutrition training
programmes are available