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Understanding the role of carbohydrates in optimal nutrition

29 July 2019

Nursing Standard

nutrition

In recent years, the regulation of carbohydrate intake has become regarded as essential to achieve a balanced diet, with a range of health benefits attributed to...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: clinical knowledge and skills for learning disability nurses

23 May 2019

Learning Disability Practice

tube feeding

People with learning disabilities may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding to maintain their nutritional status when they have a congenital...

Promoting healthy eating in nurses

23 March 2021

Nursing Management

nutrition

Across the world obesity rates in the general population have been increasing in recent years, a trend that has also been seen among nurses. Alongside the negative...

Understanding the role of nutrition in preventing non-communicable diseases and supporting planetary health

07 February 2022

Nursing Standard

nutrition

Obesity is a multifaceted, long-term condition associated with a range of serious consequences, including an increased risk of non-communicable diseases such as type...

How to administer a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feed

03 February 2025

Nursing Standard

How to series

Rationale and key points In hospitals and nursing homes, the maintenance of feeding tubes used in enteral nutrition, such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy...

Exploring the differences between percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and radiologically inserted gastrostomy tubes

17 February 2025

Nursing Standard

evidence and practice

Gastrostomy tubes are commonly used in people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition and require long-term artificial nutrition support but have a...

Supporting nurses to adopt healthy eating behaviours

24 October 2018

Nursing Standard

Nutrition

Nurses have a central role in health education and promotion, particularly with regard to supporting individuals to optimise their nutritional intake and engage in...

Supporting people to manage nutrition throughout their cancer journey

25 January 2023

Cancer Nursing Practice

living with and beyond cancer

Cancer and its associated treatments can result in a range of adverse symptoms which can affect a person’s ability to consume, digest and absorb food and fluids....

Nutrition and fluid management

01 April 2015

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Management of fluid intake and nutrition is an essential component of nursing care and should be practised skilfully by all nurses and nursing students. This...

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...

05 February 2025 / Vol 40 issue 2

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