Malnourished adults' receipt of hospital discharge nutrition care instructions: a pilot study.

Madeline M BrooksM T VestM ShaperoM Papas

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)

A majority of malnourished adult patients receive inappropriate or inadequate nutrition care instructions at the time of discharge. Clinician education and redesign of nutrition care options in the electronic medical record may improve the provision of post-discharge nutrition care instructions.

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