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. 2014 Aug;29(4):542-555.
doi: 10.1177/0884533614539017. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

A.S.P.E.N. Standards for Nutrition Support: Home and Alternate Site Care

Sharon M Durfee, Stephen C Adams, Elaine Arthur, Mandy L Corrigan, Kathleen Hammond, Debra S Kovacevich, Kevn McNamara, Jack A Pasquale; Home and Alternate Site Care Standards Task Force, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)

A.S.P.E.N. Standards for Nutrition Support: Home and Alternate Site Care

Sharon M Durfee et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is a professional society of physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other allied health professionals, and researchers. A.S.P.E.N. envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high-quality nutrition care. A.S.P.E.N.'s mission is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. These combined Standards for Nutrition Support: Home Care and Alternate Site Care are an update of the 2005 and 2006 standards.

Keywords: enteral nutrition; evidence-based practice; home parenteral nutrition; long-term care; nutritional assessment; nutritional support; parenteral nutrition; standards of care.

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