Subcutaneous infusions
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Subcutaneous infusions

Amanda Gower Staff nurse, Macclesfield Hospital, Cheshire

Amanda gower applied theory to practice after reading a learning zone article

As a staff nurse on an acute medical ward I encounter patients who, for various reasons, are disinclined to drink fluids. Some patients will have had a stroke resulting in problems with their ability to swallow, while others may be too tired or ill to drink enough.

Nursing Standard. 23, 9, 59-60. doi: 10.7748/ns.23.9.59.s42

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