Abstract:AimPharmacists and dieticians are among the health care professionals who have identified a problem relating to the inconsistent recording of heights in paediatric patient notes. The Trust’s guideline ‘Growth – Standard for the measurement of weight and height/length in children identifies that ‘all children attending hospital must have their weight and height/length measured’.1 Height is required to calculate a number of parameters, including renal function and risk of malnutrition. It is necessary for the ca… Show more
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