Dehydration and electrolyte disturbance
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Dehydration and electrolyte disturbance

Helen Iggulden Lecturer in Nursing, University of Salford

Aims and outcomes

The aim of this article is to draw attention to the important part played by nurses in the early detection, prevention and treatment of dehydration and electrolyte disturbance in primary, secondary and tertiary care. After reading this article you should be able to:

Nursing Older People. 11, 3, 17-22. doi: 10.7748/eldc.11.3.17.s15

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