Who can participate to nutritionDay?
All hospital units, nursing homes and primary care centers worldwide are invited to join nutritionDay!
Individual patients have to be part of an institution to join the nutritionDay audit.
Find out details of participation for each nDay category below:
nDay categories
Hospital
Unit-Based : Any inpatient ward (Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, etc.) providing overnight care can join nutritionDay in hospital
Coordination: Led by a Unit/hospital Coordinator
(Doctor, Nurse, Dietitian, nutrition team, hospital managers).
Inclusion: All patients present on the ward on nutritionDay
who are 7 years or older.Exclusion: Day-clinic patients (not staying overnight) and patients under age 7.
If your ward treats cancer or surgical patients, nDay provides specific questionnaires to capture the unique nutritional profiles of these groups (onco sheets and surgical sheet in addition to the hospital questionnares).
ICU
Unit-Based: Any Intensive Care Unit or Intermediate Care Unit can join nutritionDay in ICU
Coordination: Led by a Unit/hospital Coordinator
(Doctor, Nurse, Dietitian, nutrition team, hospital managers)
Inclusion Criteria: All patients currently admitted to the ICU on the audit day.
Nursing Homes
Unit-Based: Residential care homes, assisted living facilities
Coordination: Led by a Unit/nursing homes Coordinator
(Doctor, Dietitian, Caregivers, facility managers, and nursing staff.)
Inclusion Criteria: All residents living in the facility on the audit day.
Primary care
Doctor-Based: General practitioners (GPs), community health centers, and private clinics. Family doctors and medical assistants.
Coordination: Led by a primary care center Coordinator
(Doctor, Dietitian, Caregivers, facility managers, and nursing staff.)
Inclusion Criteria: Patients ( ≥18 years) visiting the doctor for a consultation on the designated audit day.