TITLE: Improving nutrition in older people in acute care AUTHOR: Charalambous L. REFERENCE: Nurs Stand. 2015 Jul 22;29(47):50-7. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.47.50.e9873. YEAR: 2015 Older people have an increased risk of becoming malnourished when they are ill. Admission to hospital may affect their nutritional intake and nutritional status. Nutrition screening and implementation of nutrition care plans can help minimise the risk […]
Continue readingTITLE: Are patients admitted to hospitals from care homes dehydrated? A retrospective analysis of hypernatraemia and in-hospital mortality AUTHOR: Wolff A, Stuckler D, McKee M REFERENCE: J R Soc Med. 2015 Jan 15. pii: 0141076814566260. [Epub ahead of print] YEAR: 2015 OBJECTIVE: To compare risks of hypernatraemia on admission to hospital in persons who were with those who were […]
Continue readingTITLE: Patients admitted to hospital from care homes are at higher risk of dehydration, study finds AUTHOR: Wise J REFERENCE: BMJ. 2015 Jan 15;350:h249. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h249 YEAR: 2015 OBJECTIVE: To compare risks of hypernatraemia on admission to hospital in persons who were with those who were not identified as care home residents and evaluate the association of hypernatraemia with […]
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