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Nurs Clin North Am
; 50(3): 605-11, 2015 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26333614
RESUMO
The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of addressing obesity, a national epidemic. Furthermore, the paper focuses on the utilization of a clinical practice protocol for identifying patients who are obese or at risk for obesity in the primary care setting. The practice protocol includes guidelines for assessment, documentation, and a consistent educational intervention for the identified priority population. The rapidly increasing incidence of obesity in our primary care practices supports the need for evidence-based approaches to ensure consistent assessment and documentation, thereby increasing the potential for weight management and obesity reduction.