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Measuring malnutrition

28 May 2014

Nursing Standard

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A healthy diet optimises wound healing and recovery. Malnutrition describes any imbalance between a patient’s nutritional intake and requirements, and can affect...

Help to spot deterioration

18 February 2015

Nursing Standard

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Patient deterioration is not always detected, resulting in avoidable deaths.

Addressing dehydration

20 August 2014

Nursing Standard

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Maintaining an adequate fluid intake is vital for health. Under normal circumstnces, humans require about 2.5 litres of fluid per day. Dehydration occurs when the...

Reducing harm from pressure ulcers

19 November 2014

Nursing Standard

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Pressure ulcers are one of the main causes of avoidable harm in patients.

Get your finger on the pulse

20 February 2013

Nursing Standard

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The pulse may be palpated (felt) at any point on the body where an artery can be compressed against bone, but is usually measured on the wrist by compressing the...

An air of confidence

28 November 2012

Nursing Standard

Careers

Assessing a patient’s breathing appears easy, but it is often done badly or not at all. Patients should be unaware that you are assessing their breathing because...

Vital signs are vital for a reason

22 August 2012

Nursing Standard

Careers

In many acute clinical areas, physiological measurements are undertaken regularly by healthcare assistants (HCAs), but are often regarded as a routine task with a...

Keep pressure in check

22 May 2013

Nursing Standard

Support in practice

Accurately measuring a patient’s blood pressure (BP) is an important clinical skill. Blood pressure is an indicator of a patient’s overall cardiac health and a...

Fluid investigations

20 November 2013

Nursing Standard

Support in practice

Urinalysis is undertaken as part of routine patient assessment because it can reveal previously undetected diseases. A urine sample is needed particularly if the...

Too hot… or too cold?

21 August 2013

Nursing Standard

Support in practice

An abnormal body temperature in a patient (less than 36°C or more than 38°C) may indicate an underlying infection, that the patient’s overall condition is...

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