Degree Name

MS (Master of Science)

Program

Clinical Nutrition

Date of Award

5-2009

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Elizabeth F. Lowe

Committee Members

Michael Breslin, Deborah Slawson

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether providing residents of the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center Community Living Center with a choice of nourishment options between meals would improve their satisfaction with the nourishment administration process. As opposed to being given the same nourishment item each day, residents were offered choices from a nourishment cart based upon their diet order. Sixteen residents completed the pre-survey, participated in the revised nourishment cart system for a 3-week period, and completed the postsurvey. Level of satisfaction was determined by analyzing the responses given by the residents on the pre- and post-surveys. There were increases in the overall level of satisfaction the residents felt with the incorporation of the new nourishment cart system.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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