Journal of Nursing & Care

Birgitte Schantz Laursen

Publications

• Research Article
  Caring for Dinner in Hospital
  Author(s): Mette Holst, Birgitte Schantz Laursen and Henrik H RasmussenMette Holst, Birgitte Schantz Laursen and Henrik H Rasmussen
  
  Better organization may improve quality of care around meal serving in a hospital unit. Background: The organization of care regarding serving of food, monitoring and assisting patients with meals is a complex nursing task, however, to a low degree investigated. This study was done at request from the department multi professional nutrition team, as nutrition monitoring was difficult to achieve. Furthermore meal serving, especially regarding dinner, was found chaotic and unsatisfying. Aim: To explore practise and organization around meal serving regarding dinner and find reasons for poor monitoring of nutrition intake. Methods: Observations as well as patient and staff interviews and observation in a department of gastroenterology in 2010. Results: Ten patients, six nursing staff and four s.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000117

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