HHC Health & Home Care Clinical Policy And

HHC HEALTH & HOME CARE Section: 12-1
Nutrition __RN
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the assessment process includes criteria to identify patients who are not at nutritional risk.
PROCEDURE:
1. Nutrition status is assessed on all patients admitted to home care.
2. A level of nutritional risk is assigned. (See references for screening tools)
3. Patients with a nutritional risk / poor nutrition are referred for additional nutritional assessment, as appropriate,
preferably by a registered dietitian (RD).
4. Utilize standardized dietary guidelines (available in office) for diet instructions.
Examples of patients who may be at risk:
1. Medically prescribed diets
2. Nutrition related problems
3. Open wounds
4. Significant weight loss or gain
5. Tube feeding or TPN
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