[PDF] Top 20 Report of the unannounced inspection of nutrition and hydration at Cavan General Hospital, Cavan

... addition, hospital managers told inspectors that nursing documentation including care plans were audited on a monthly basis as part of the HSE Nursing and ... See full document

... practice. Hospital managers told inspectors that they planned to have a protected mealtimes policy as part of the overall nutrition and hydration policy for the hospital and this was also ... See full document

... (4) Hospital managers told inspectors that the hospital had acquired a software package to analyse the nutrient content of food, but had yet to complete an audit on the nutrient content and portion size of ... See full document

... HIQA recognises that the number of patients inspectors spoke with during the inspection was a limited sample of the experience of all patients who receive care at the hospital. Most patients were satisfied ... See full document

... The hospital stated in its completed self-assessment questionnaire that there were no specific menu options for patients from different ethnic, religious, and cultural ...the hospital could provide Halal ... See full document

... The hospital submitted a completed self-assessment questionnaire in August 2015 as requested by HIQA of all public acute hospitals (with the exception of maternity and paediatric ...this report where ... See full document

... the hospital had developed a number of policies relevant to nutrition and ...the hospital had audited aspects of nutrition and hydration care practices in the hospital and had ... See full document

... In the five patient healthcare records reviewed by inspectors, four patients were screened for their risk of malnutrition using the MUST tool. However, one patient who had most of the screening tool completed with regard ... See full document

... wards. Hospital management informed inspectors that in response to these findings, MUST training was continued across the ...The hospital had also developed an electronic patient assessment and screening ... See full document

... The hospital stated in its completed self-assessment questionnaire that it used the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) (4) to screen patients for their risk of ...‡‡ Hospital managers and nursing ... See full document

... to nutrition and hydration care completed at the hospital in ...to nutrition and hydration, recording of patients’ weights and completion of the MST screening ... See full document

... (4) Hospital managers told inspectors that the hospital had not audited the nutrient content and portion size of meals of the standard hospital menu as recommended in the national ...Luke’s ... See full document

... the inspection and those that required assistance were easily identified by the use of the ‘Red Lid’ system, and were observed being assisted by nurses, student nurses and healthcare assistants in a timely ... See full document

... the hospital was adhering to best practice guidelines with a four-hour interval between the three main meals of the day, three patients told inspectors that meals were served too ...of inspection, ... See full document

... The Nutrition Steering Committee has agreed terms of reference that detail purpose, objectives, reporting relationships and core ...the Nutrition Steering Committee were to provide leadership and ... See full document

... National guidelines recommends that there should be four hours or more between the end of each main meal and the beginning of the next, and mealtimes should be spread out to cover most of the waking hours. (4) Catering ... See full document

... some general feedback ...the hospital in implementing the recommendations listed in this audit which included the implementation of the protected mealtime initiative on both wards ... See full document

... to nutrition and hydration at Monaghan Hospital. Hospital managers reported that there had been three patient safety incidents reported in relation to nutrition and hydration ... See full document

... the hospital were screening patients for their risk of malnutrition in line with the hospital’s policy and procedure on ...the nutrition screening trigger questions then the patient was screened using the ... See full document

... difficulties of varying severity. They should include options for patients who require soft, minced and moist, smooth pureed and liquidised diets. (4) Hospital managers and ward staff told inspectors that choices ... See full document