The Department of Nutrition and Lactation Services exists to provide care for inpatients and outpatients; nutrition education for staff, community and Students In Health Care; nutrition research, and lactation services for families.

Work performed by staff must conform to at least the following:

• JCAHO
• American Dietetics Association Standards of Care
• Kansas State Regulations
• Missouri State Regulations
• American Nursing Association

In addition to the above:

Work performed by research staff must conform to at least the following:

• Good clinical practices
• Sponsor standard operating procedures
• Children's Mercy research standard operating procedures
• FDA guidelines
• Children's Mercy IRB guidelines