Improving nutrition for older people in acute settings

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#Nutrition, #Older people

This module offers advice on how to identify older inpatients at risk of malnutrition and offers strategies to help nurses improve the nutritional status and hydration of such patients

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Authors

Carolyn Best

Nutrition nurse specialist, nutrition and dietetic department, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Winchester, England

Helen Hitchings

Nutrition and Dietetic Service lead, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Basingstoke, England.

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Last Reviewed: 05/12/2024