Nurses can make a difference when it comes to malnutrition

For many people who already have had a decline in muscle mass associated with #aging, the addition of disease or injury leads to further loss of lean body mass and decline in functional abilities.

Up to 50% of hospitalized patients are at risk for or already have malnutrition, but only 7% actually receive a #diagnosis during their hospital stay, according to an article in #Clinical Interventions in #Aging and the Agency for #Healthcare #Research and Quality. #Malnutrition diagnoses can significantly impact #Medicare reimbursement and the case mix index for a facility. Patients who are malnourished may not only have longer lengths of stay of up to four to six days, but also hospital costs twice as high for patients with malnutrition, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, malnutrition also can lead to:

Ø    An increased risk of adverse events and complications

Ø  A 54% higher likelihood of #hospital 30-day readmission

Ø  Up to 5 times more likely to die in the hospital than a non-malnourished patient

It was difficult to diagnose malnutrition in the past as there were no widely accepted characteristics that clinicians could use to classify this condition consistently throughout all care settings.

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