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The role of nutrition in the prevention of infection

01 March 2002

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

Adequate nutrition is essential for maintaining health and deficiencies can lead to an increased risk of infection. Deborah Ward discusses the importance of...

Tackling malnutrition

01 September 2005

Nursing Management

Leadership

THE IMPORTANCE of patients’ nutrition, and of helping them to eat and drink, has long been recognised; indeed, proper nutrition is of national concern (Department of...

Managing under-nutrition in a nursing home setting

01 April 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

This article considers interventions and strategies used to manage the problems of an undernourished older adult residing in a nursing home. A brief introduction to...

Promoting a healthy diet for older people in the community

04 April 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone

The promotion of a healthy diet for older people is integral to optimum health and effective care. The constituents of a healthy diet are examined and the causes and...

The role of nutrition in the prevention of infection

16 January 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Adequate nutrition is essential for maintaining health and deficiencies can lead to an increased risk of infection. Deborah Ward discusses the importance of...

Promoting a healthy diet for older people in the community

29 March 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

The promotion of a healthy diet for older people is integral to optimum health and effective care. The constituents of a healthy diet are examined and the causes and...

Open AccessNasogastric tube feeding under physical restraint: understanding the effects on parents and how to support them

20 January 2025

Nursing Children and Young People

evidence and practice

Background Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding under physical restraint is a clinical intervention that may be required when a child or young person is medically unstable...

Understanding and managing iron deficiency anaemia

27 January 2025

Nursing Standard

evidence and practice

Iron deficiency anaemia develops when there is not enough iron in the body to sustain normal red blood cell production. It is a major cause of morbidity worldwide...