{"id":7738,"date":"2025-06-28T21:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T21:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/nurses-views-and-practices-regarding-use-of-validated-nutrition-screening-tools\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:05:08","slug":"nurses-views-and-practices-regarding-use-of-validated-nutrition-screening-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/nurses-views-and-practices-regarding-use-of-validated-nutrition-screening-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurses\u2019 views and practices regarding use of validated nutrition screening tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Nurses\u2019 views and practices regarding use of validated nutrition screening tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/view\/1789' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/download\/1789\/519' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Objective: To explore nurses\u2019 views and practices regarding use of the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) in acute hospital wards.<br \/>\nDesign: The study used a combined methods design with both qualitative and quantitative techniques including focus groups and survey of patient records.<br \/>\nSetting: Four medical or surgical wards in three hospitals within a single health service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.<br \/>\nSubjects: Registered nurses (n=54).<br \/>\nMain outcome measures: Audit results and themes from narrative data.<br \/>\nResults: The initial screening rate was 25% and 61% on spot audit of two wards using the MUST, with only 4% (2\/47) of patients screened in two wards using the MST. Application of screening was limited by priority of other nursing duties, a nurse\u2019s skill in use of a tool, and interpretation of patients\u2019 weight status. Some nurses applied individual judgment rather than a tool to assess malnutrition risk. After nurse education and support over four months in wards using the MUST, compliance improved to 46% and 70%, Barriers were identified in use of either tool.<br \/>\nConclusions: Implementation of evidence\u2011based screening tools within patient admission procedures does not automatically translate into nursing practice. Nurses\u2019 time and nutrition screening knowledge were the main barriers to efficient screening. This suggests a need for induction programs for new staff and increased feedback to nurses regarding screening practice. A nutrition screening team might provide leadership and advocate for such screening practice and enable development of an audit cycle, including regular performance reporting, to increase compliance.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rubina<\/li>\n<li>Simone<\/li>\n<li>Alana Turner<\/li>\n<li>Judi Porter<\/li>\n<li>Robyn Cant<\/li>\n<li>Rosalie Aroni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>nutrition screening, nurses, nutrition assessment, malnutrition, hospitalisation, Australia<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Nurses\u2019 views and practices regarding use of validated nutrition screening tools Original Article Link:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[3975,4862,620,3894,5077,5076],"class_list":["post-7738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-australia","tag-hospitalisation","tag-malnutrition","tag-nurses","tag-nutrition-assessment","tag-nutrition-screening","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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