‘MUST’ is a five-step screening tool to identify adults,who are malnourished, at risk of malnutrition (undernutrition), or obese. It also includes management guidelines which can be used to develop a …

The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (MUST) is adapted/ reproduced here with the kind permission of BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) for further information …

*The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) is used here with the permission of BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)

If a MUST score of 0 is given but a resident has an open wound or pressure injury, temporarily a MUST of 1 should be applied. The extra nutrition will help to speed up the healing process.

The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ (‘MUST’) is reproduced here with the kind permission of BAPEN (British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition).

Weight monitoring and referral to the dietitian should only be undertaken if there is an expected benefit.

For further information on any aspect of the ‘MUST’, care plan, or references, please see the full guideline document The ‘MUST’ Report. This Explanatory Booklet, ‘MUST’ and the Executive …