Steps to Participate
Registration and Codes order
Register on the nutritionDay website and order the required codes for all participating wards, ICUs, nursing homes, or primary care units.
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Ethics requirements
Check your local and national ethical regulations. The nutritionDay study is approved annually by the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna.
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Prepare for nutritionDay (nDay)
Download documents and questionnaires, or prepare tablets if using the web app. Plan the participation with your team and your center
Collect data on nutritionDay
On the specific day in November, collect data using printed questionnaires and enter data into the nDay database.Use the web app.on tablets for simultaneous data collection and entry.
SEE QUESTIONNAIRES
Discuss results and plan improvements
Review the report with your team and
develop an action plan to improve areas
highlighted by the report’s results.
Repeat participation annually
Annual participation allows your unit to monitor progress over time, compare results, and support continuous improvement in nutritional care.
Ethics and study approval
The nutritionDay study receives yearly ethical approval from the Medical University of Vienna.
Below you will find the study protocol and ethical approval for each nutritionDay categories.
Please check with your national regulations and your local ethical committee before participation to nutritionDay
HOSPITAL: study protocol / approval
HOSPITAL EXPRESS: study protocol / approval
NURSING HOME:study protocol / approval
ICU: study protocol /approval
ONCOLOGY:study protocol / approval
PRIMARY CARE: study protocol / approval
Patient info and consent
Before conducting nutritionDay , patients should be provided with the appropriate information about the nutritionDay audit. Depending on the applicable ethical and institutional requirements in your country, please select the appropriate “PATIENT INFO” form below to inform your patients.