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Nutrition Preparation and the Geriatric Nurse

Glenda Lindseth

College of Nursing, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not geriatric nurses are prepared to implement nutrition interventionsfor high-risk elderly patients. Manyfactors can influence poor dietary intakes among the elderly, thus contributing to disease and impeding recovery from illness. The nurse, the main caregiver, must be prepared to care for this vulnerable population. Seventy-one geriatric nurses from randomly selected nursing homes and swing-bed facilities within a midwestern state were selectedfor participation in this descriptive-correlational study. The nurses were evaluatedfor nutrition knowledge as well as for demographic and educational correlates. This study supports a moderate correlation between the number and type of nutrition-related continuing education programs and nutrition knowledge levels of the geriatric nurses. Significant differences were found in geriatric nurses'nutrition knowledge scores in the following nutrition content areas: nutrient digestion, absorption, and metabolism; nutrition throughout the life cycle; diet and disease; cultural and regulatory considerations forfood and nutrition; and nutrient quality.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 16, No. 6, 692-703 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/019394599401600607
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