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Pro-Stat® Policy & Procedure
The policy of this facility is to assure optimal nutrition for all residents at all times. A concentrated protein supplement is provided when factors are present that may place residents at nutritional risk or when the following conditions exist: Pressure Ulcers, Significant Weight Loss, Pre and Post Surgery, Post Trauma, Malnutrition with Low Albumin Level, Muscle Wasting/Cachexia, Bariatric Surgery and End Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis.
Procedure:
- Each resident is to be assessed and monitored for nutritional risk by the health care clinical team.
- Existence of any of the following should be documented: Pressure Ulcers, Significant Weight Loss, Imminent or Recent Surgery, Recent Trauma, Malnutrition, Low Albumin, Bariatric Surgery, End Stage Renal Disease on
Hemodialysis.
- Nutrition intervention will be implemented as appropriate for condition (see dosage chart).
- The recommended nutrition intervention will be communicated as appropriate to: nursing; food & nutrition services; physician; resident/family.
- Administer Pro-StatŪ during med-pass, supplement pass, meal service or via tube feed as indicated.
- Provide fluids to insure adequate hydration.
- Document resident/patient intake per facility policy.
- Record resident/patient response to intervention.
- Reassess to determine continued level of intervention. If improvement or healing has occurred but one or more nutritional risk factors remain, continuing supplementation of one dose once daily as a maintenance dose should be considered.
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