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Standards of practice for nutrition support nurses.

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is a scientific society whose members are healthcare professionals—physicians, dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, and researchers—and are dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the science and practice of nutrition support therapy. A.S.P.E.N. envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high-quality patient care. A.S.P.E.N. has developed these standards as general guidelines for registered nurses involved in providing specialized nutrition support. They represent a consensus of A.S.P.E.N.’s membership regarding the range of activities a nutrition support nurse (NSN) may perform. These “Standards of Practice for Nutrition Support Nurses” represent an update of a similar 2001 set of standards from A.S.P.E.N. The application of these standards in any individual case should be determined by the individual’s position, education, practice environment, and the best judgment of the NSN. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) has published nursing standards for over 20 years. A.S.P.E.N. defines a standard as a “benchmark representing a range of performance of competent care that should be provided to assure safe and efficacious nutrition care.” They outline in detail professional responsibilities as they relate to patient assessment, education, care plan development, implementation, clinical monitoring, evaluation, and professional issues. A.S.P.E.N. publishes discipline-based (eg, physician, dietitian, nurse, pharmacist) and practice-based (eg, adult hospitalized patients, pediatric hospitalized patients, home care, long-term care) standards. Portions of this document have been adapted from the framework presented in the American Nurses Association’s Nursing: Scope of Standards of Practice. Audience for Standards