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Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing in the United States. Part 2: The Status of Nutrition Education in Schools of Nursing
Author(s) -
Stotts Nancy A.,
Englert Deann,
Crocker Kathleen S.,
Wiltz Bennum Nancy,
Hoppe Mary
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607187011004406
Subject(s) - accreditation , nursing , curriculum , medicine , nurse education , league , parenteral nutrition , nutrition education , medical education , family medicine , psychology , pedagogy , gerontology , intensive care medicine , physics , astronomy
To explore whether nurses in academic institutions are being adequately educated to care for patients' nutritional needs, we conducted a survey of National League for Nursing accredited baccalaureate programs in the United States and their associated graduate programs. Data indicate that nutrition content is an integral part of baccalaureate nursing programs. Less emphasis is reported on nutrition content at the graduate level. Recommendations include revision of the substantive nutritive content and increased clinical experience in nutrition in both undergraduate and graduate nursing education. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 11: 406–411, 1987)