Our nutrition support team provides comprehensive nutritional evaluations and optimal nutritional intake to patients who receive enteral and parenteral feedings to help them lead fuller, richer lives. We provide this service for home care patients and for those in acute care, long-term care and rehabilitative care.
Nutrition services are appropriate for people with:
Benefits
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Our staff educates patients, families and caregivers about parenteral and enteral nutritional care
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Our staff is involved in research to increase knowledge about clinical nutrition and metabolism
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All lab work is provided directly to the patient's physician each morning, saving time and phone calls
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Our nutrition care provides adequate energy and protein to meet hypermetabolic demands, decrease catabolism and prevent protein and calorie malnutrition; this results in decreased susceptibility to infection, increased ability to combat infection and accelerated wound healing
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Our pharmacists have direct access through clinical desktops to patients' lab reports, radiology reports and surgical reports; this allows them to understand the of the patient's condition immediately for that point in time.
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On-call clinicians have round-the-clock access to patient data and medical records, which enables them to make immediate decisions rather than wait until business hours
Our team consists of:
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Medical director
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Registered nurses
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Registered and licensed dietitians certified in nutrition support
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Licensed pharmacists
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Local pharmacists and nurses available 24 hours per day, 365 days a year
Our staff collaborates with:
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital support team
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BJC Nutritional Counseling Services
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BJC Diabetic Education Center
Patient Safety Standards
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A monitoring device attached to the pump module enhances the safety of our automatically compounded TPN. During compounding, the system immediately stops and alarms if an incorrect solution type is detected.
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Our two-chamber container for TPN solutions provides maximum stability by keeping the IV lipid emulsion separate from other TPN solutions' components until the bag is ready to be used. A pull tab makes it simple to mix the contents of the two chambers.
Standardized Protocols
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Frequency of laboratory monitoring
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Use of insulin in patients with diabetes
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TPN use in Hyperemesis Gravidarium
Memberships
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American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
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Member of the Board of ASPEN chapter for Missouri and Illinois
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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
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ASHP's Section of Home Care Practioners
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National Home Infusion Association
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National Kidney Foundation
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Oley Foundation
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Intravenous Nurses' Society
Certifications