Scientific Papers
FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES IN THE ELDERLY
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The intake of water and electrolytes is inseparable from the ingestion of nutrients by normal or artificial means. Recent reports have agreed in criticizing the poor standards of practice and of training [...]
DRINKING WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS AND RISKS TO CHILDREN.
Drinking water for approximately one sixth of US households is obtained from private wells. These wells can become contaminated by pollutant chemicals or pathogenic organisms and cause illness. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency and [...]
INTAKES OF PLAIN WATER, MOISTURE IN FOODS AND BEVERAGES, AND TOTAL WATER IN THE ADULT US POPULATION ”NUTRITIONAL, MEAL PATTERN, AND BODY WEIGHT CORRELATES: NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEYS 1999
Background: There is a surprising paucity of studies that have systematically examined the correlates of water intake in the US population. nnObjective: The objective was to examine the association of contributors of water intake with [...]
NURSING PRACTICE AND ORAL FLUID INTAKE OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
AIM: This paper describes the findings of a descriptive study about what nurses do to ensure that older people with dementia have adequate hydration. BACKGROUND: Frail nursing home residents, particularly those who cannot accurately communicate [...]