Table 3.

Hospital practices that may worsen the nutritional status of hospitalized paediatric patients.

Failure to document the patient’s weight and height and to plot these measurements on appropriate growth charts; Improper growth charts use; Inaccurate anthropometric measurements/lack of adequate equipment; Failure to document poor nutritional status in the hospital charts/lack of dietetic referral; Inadequate nutritional intake due to medical procedures/hospital food; Failure to prioritize nutrition care; Lack of nutritional screening on admission and inpatient monitoring during the hospital stay; Inadequate nutritional education and training of hospital staff;

Adapted from [69,71,72].