Nutritional assessment

British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2003) Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool: 'MUST', Redditch: BAPEN.

'MUST' is a screening tool to identify adults who are malnourished, at risk of malnutrition or obese. It may be used in hospitals, the community and other care settings. This is available on the BAPEN website.

Todorovic, V. (2003) The 'MUST' Explanatory Booklet: A Guide to the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, Redditch: BAPEN.

This booklet explains the need for nutritional screening and how to undertake screening using the "Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool". The booklet is available on the BAPEN website.

Kondrup, J., Allison, S., Elia, M., Vellas, B. and Plauth, M. (2003) ESPEN Guidelines for Nutrition Screening 2002, Clinical Nutrition, 22 (4), pp.415-421.

These guidelines from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism evaluate and recommend screening tools for a range of settings. These are available on the website: www.espen.org

Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit (2002) Nutrition Assessment and Referral in the Care of Adults in Hospital: Best Practice Statement, Edinburgh: NMPDU

This best practice statement offers guidance to nurses, midwives and health visitors on best practice relating to nursing assessment and referral in the care of adults in hospital. It includes the following sections: admission to hospital, nursing management of nutritional care, screening and documentation, criteria for nutritional referrals, education and training. This is available on the Healthcare Improvement Scotland website.