Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

[Dietetic Aspects of Hospice-palliative Care]

TÓDOR Annamária 1,2

AUGUST 30, 2024

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2024;37(4)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55608/nover.37.0017

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[Patients in hospice-palliative care are treated with the help of a multidisciplinary team, which includes dietittian too, as a member. The tasks of the dietitian are complex, they participate in the malnutrition screening, maintaining and reaching the patients’ appropriate nutritional status, exploring and solving different nutritional problems, shaping the diet according to individual needs, recommending clinical formula, if needed.]

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  1. Heves Vármegyei Markhot Ferenc Oktatókórház és Rendelőintézet, Eger
  2. Agria 2000 Kft. Otthonápolási és hospice szolgálat, Eger

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