Cathy Thomas Hess Like all nurses specializing in wound care, I’ve seen many changes in our profession over the years. Perhaps the most meaningful are the
Background: Malnutrition is a factor associated with mortality, particularly for older residents in long-term care facilities. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the Minimum Data Set-based Screening for Nutritional Problem (MDS-SNP) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in screening malnutrition among institutionalised older adults in Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was employed and data from 131 residents were collected in northern Taiwan. Demographic and clinical variables such as cognitive function, activities of daily living, depression status, MDS-SNP, MNA, and dietary habits were obtained from residents’ profiles. Findings: The prevalence of malnutrition and risk of malnutrition defined by MNA were 32.8% (n = 43) and 30.5% (n = 40), respectively and 59.5% (n = 78) was at risk of malnutrition according to MDS-SNP. Multivariate logistic regression disclosed that some of the MDS-SNP items such as BMI and complaints of hunger, were significantly associated with MN
Undocumented dementia in nursing home residents transferred to acute care is linked to adverse outcomes, a new study finds. The good news is that acute care clinicians may now be recognizing dementia at higher rates among these patients, investigators say.
Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and.