Exploring issues influencing the use of the malnutrition universal screening tool by nurses in two Australian hospitals

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-209

  Porter, Judi ^a,d   Raja, R ^b   Cant, R ^c   Aroni, R ^c  

^a EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Clinical assessment tools; Evidence based practice; Malnutrition universal Screening tool; Nurses; Nutrition screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING PRACTICE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 65649114361     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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