Prevalence, risk factors and strategies to prevent dehydration in older adults

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-56

  Wotton, Karen ^a   Crannitch, Karina ^b   Munt, Rebecca ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Alfred   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dehydration; Elderly; Fluid electrolyte balance; Hospitalisation; Hypovolaemia; Nursing; Older adults; Residents

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65449120434     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.673.31.1.44     Document Type: Article

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