Effectiveness of the dietitian-technician team on a burn unit. 1985

K M Ptak, and M C Egenmaier, and L B Godfrey, and S R Dillon

A study was conducted to determine whether the clinical registered dietitian (R.D.) on the burn and trauma unit of an 863-bed medical center was able to perform more efficiently when a part-time dietetic technician (D.T.) was employed and whether the R.D.-D.T. team had an influence on the nutritional status of burn patients. The authors audited a random sample of medical records of burn patients from the year prior to employment of the D.T. (year 1, N = 44) and the year following her employment (year 2, N = 41) to determine the quantity and frequency of nutrition information charted. Results indicated that the percentage of records charted by the R.D. in year 2 increased significantly over the percentage in year 1, as did recommendations for nutrition support. Mean percentage of nutrition recommendations that the R.D. documented for total patient days also increased significantly. Data were insufficient to determine the influence of the R.D.-D.T. team on the nutritional status of patients. With part-time technician assistance, the dietitian had more time to screen and monitor patient records; to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition care; and to make recommendations for aggressive nutrition support.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007362 Intensive Care Units Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients. ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D008499 Medical Records Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses. Health Diaries,Medical Transcription,Records, Medical,Transcription, Medical,Diaries, Health,Diary, Health,Health Diary,Medical Record,Medical Transcriptions,Record, Medical,Transcriptions, Medical
D002053 Burn Units Specialized hospital facilities which provide intensive care for burn patients. Burn Centers,Burn Center,Burn Unit,Center, Burn,Centers, Burn,Unit, Burn,Units, Burn
D004045 Dietary Services Services provided by dietitians or nutritionists to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, including consultation with other professional personnel. Services, Dietary,Dietary Service,Service, Dietary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078329 Workforce The number of people working or available for work or service. Human Resources,Labor Supply,Manpower,Staffing,Womanpower,Human Resource,Labor Supplies,Manpowers,Staffings,Supply, Labor,Womanpowers,Workforces
D000407 Alabama A state in the southeastern region of the United States. The capital is Montgomery.
D000488 Allied Health Personnel Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional. Child Life Specialist,Allied Health Professional,Healthcare Assistants,Healthcare Support Workers,Population Program Specialists,Allied Health Professionals,Assistant, Healthcare,Assistants, Healthcare,Child Life Specialists,Health Personnel, Allied,Health Professional, Allied,Health Professionals, Allied,Healthcare Assistant,Healthcare Support Worker,Personnel, Allied Health,Population Program Specialist,Professional, Allied Health,Professionals, Allied Health,Program Specialist, Population,Program Specialists, Population,Specialist, Child Life,Specialist, Population Program,Specialists, Child Life,Specialists, Population Program,Support Worker, Healthcare,Support Workers, Healthcare,Worker, Healthcare Support,Workers, Healthcare Support

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