Evaluation of Attitudes Toward Nutritional Assessment, Knowledge of Nutrition Care, and Perceived Quality of Care Among Intensive Care Nurses

Patients in intensive care units are frequently exposed to severe catabolic stress, acute illnesses, and muscle loss, which contribute to functional impairment and increase the risk of malnutrition (1). Malnutrition not only slows the recovery process but also increases the risk of complications, leading to serious clinical issues such as infections, delayed wound healing, and pressure ulcers. Therefore, ensuring adequate nutritional support for intensive care patients is a critical intervention with significant potential to improve clinical outcomes and reduce morbidity (2,3). Guidelines published by the American society for parenteral and enteral nutrition and the European society for clinical nutrition and metabolism establish standards for the nutritional management of intensive care patients (4). However, global studies have indicated that the prevalence of malnutrition in intensive care patients ranges from 15% to 68%,