Nutrition essentials
Build the skills needed to support patients with nutrition and assess any concerns over malnutrition, whether it’s due to medication, illness or ageing. This resource offers advice on areas nurses should cover and the signs and effects of malnutrition.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- suggestions for assessing patients and understanding how illness and medication may affect appetite and nutritional needs
- guidance to help health care professionals identify those who are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment
- information on the signs and effects of malnourishment
- what you can do if you suspect or detect malnourishment in a patient.
Resource last reviewed
21 Aug 2022
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The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
