Clinical Practice Guideline: Altered Nutritional Status
This guideline will assist the interdisciplinary care team in the evaluation and management of nursing home residents who have experienced a significant change in weight. Authored by an interdisciplinary work group, this CPG includes a discussion of topics such as how to identify and document unavoidable altered nutritional status, it addresses the issue of patients in end-stage conditions and the numerous factors that play a role in altering a patient's weight. This guideline provides a step-by-step approach to address the condition with a corresponding treatment algorithm.
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Product Code: CPG14
Member Price: $15
Non-member Price: $35
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