Raising nurses' awareness of nutritional supplements

Nurs Times. 2012 Jun;108(25):20-1.

Abstract

Hospital patients are at increased risk of malnutrition and may need oral nutritional supplements. This article describes the development of a poster to raise nurses' awareness of the importance of chilling supplements to encourage patients to take them and find out their preferred flavours.

MeSH terms

  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Inservice Training / methods*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / education*
  • Patient Compliance*
  • Posters as Topic*
  • United Kingdom