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An opportunity existed to improve the inpatient nutrition education process to ensure 100% of patients on therapeutic diets had a plan for nutrition education documented in the medical record prior to discharge. Our standard required 100% of inpatients on a therapeutic diet to have a documented plan for nutrition education in their medical record. Unit dietitians were required to assess need and coordinate...
An opportunity was identified to improve the process of patient meal service. Our current process of 88 menu types required patients to select menu options the day before delivery. Findings suggested that a large percentage of our patients (35%) did not select their menu options. When the menu options were selected, they often did not coincide with the patient's appetite on the day of delivery. In...