Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing in the United States. Part 1. The Evolution of Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing

Englert, Deann M.; Crocker, Kathleen S.; Stotts, Nancy A.

doi:10.1177/0148607186010005522

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“…An attempt to compare the nutritional con tent of curricula taught to professionals here in Kuwait and in other parts of the world revealed that few studies are available regard ing dental [22] and nursing [23,24] curricula and nothing was available on KG curriculum. As early as 1981, efforts were directed to wards investigating the status of nutrition education curricula in schools of nursing ac credited by the National League [23], To date, questions related to the nutrition content that should be emphasized in the nursing program, its proper placement, and the best way to teach it.…”

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“…As early as 1981, efforts were directed to wards investigating the status of nutrition education curricula in schools of nursing ac credited by the National League [23], To date, questions related to the nutrition content that should be emphasized in the nursing program, its proper placement, and the best way to teach it. have not been answered [24].…”

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Nutritional Knowledge of Professionals Dealing with Preschool Children in Kuwait

Afifi¹,

Ismail²

1996

Med Princ Pract

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Nutritional knowledge of preschool professionals graduating from Kuwaiti colleges was assessed. They included kindergarten (KG) teachers, physicians, nurses, dietitians and dental hygienists. Assessment was made by quantitative and qualitative analysis of the curricula: the quantitative assessment was achieved through enumeration of the specialized nutrition course(s) in each program and the qualitative assessment was achieved by an index (curriculum nutrition content index) which measured the percentage of credits allocated to specialized compulsory nutrition courses of overall credits required for graduation. The analysis showed that the nutrition content of most programs is either inadequate or is provided in elective courses. In the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training curricula, the KG program has the least nutrition content and the Nutrition program has the most.

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Nutritional Knowledge of Professionals Dealing with Preschool Children in Kuwait

Afifi¹,

Ismail²

1996

Med Princ Pract

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“…The expansion period (2000–2015) highlights the contributions of NSN to expanding the science and practice of nutrition care to the discipline of nursing (including general and specialty nursing practice) and beyond. Key events are highlighted in the chronology in Table 1 2 – 15 . The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) has served as the professional home for NSN since 1976.…”

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Standards of Nutrition Care Practice and Professional Performance for Nutrition Support and Generalist Nurses

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“…Unfortunately, nutrition curricula education in nursing schools have not been examined since the early 1990's and that information is now outdated [39][40][41]. Formal evaluations of nutrition education methods in nursing schools are also dated [42].When considering the nutrition continuing education needs of practicing nurses, the literature is equally limited and the papers reflect only international nursing practice [43][44][45].…”

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Nutrition as a Vital Sign: Progress Since the 1990 Multidisciplinary Nutrition Screening Initiative and Opportunities for Nursing

Farrell¹

2015

J Nurs Care

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Vital signs provide critical information about health and help form the baseline for clinical care. Twenty years ago, the Nutrition Screening Initiative posed nutrition screening as a vital sign for older Americans but this has still not occurred. Nursing is on the frontline for monitoring as well as working to improve nutrition intake in collaboration with dietitians and other healthcare professionals. This article describes the importance of malnutrition screening, key indicators of elder well-being, and how the older American population has changed in the last few decades. The article also chronicles the multidisciplinary Nutrition Screening Initiative, its accomplishments, challenges, and new developments including new screening data collection instruments and the frailty index. Other developments described are the Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition's intervention framework and documentation of the economic value of nutrition intervention. Opportunities and next steps for nurses to help malnutrition screening become a vital sign are identified. These include the need to make malnutrition screening and intervention part of the core training for nurses. In the hospital setting, the Joint Commission requires that all patients be screened for malnutrition within 24 hours, however malnutrition interventions are often lacking. Thus another opportunity is for malnutrition measurement and documentation to be developed as a summative measure and included as part of the standardized nursing language, with a specific section in the Electronic Health Record. Becoming part of national health goals, such as the Healthy People 2020 objectives, is an additional important step for the evolution of malnutrition screening as a vital sign as is integrating malnutrition screening and intervention into healthcare incentives, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, transitions of care, and community intervention. Finally, committing funding for malnutrition screening, such as through reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, and gaining key learning from international experiences are important.

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Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing in the United States. Part 1. The Evolution of Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Nutritional Knowledge of Professionals Dealing with Preschool Children in Kuwait

Nutritional Knowledge of Professionals Dealing with Preschool Children in Kuwait

Standards of Nutrition Care Practice and Professional Performance for Nutrition Support and Generalist Nurses

Nutrition as a Vital Sign: Progress Since the 1990 Multidisciplinary Nutrition Screening Initiative and Opportunities for Nursing

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